The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
PENGUINS (15-14-5) at DEVILS (21-11-3)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSGSN
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting — Evgeni Malkin — Cody Glass
Anthony Beauvillier — Drew O’Connor — Philip Tomasino
Matt Nieto — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari
Owen Pickering — Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk — Erik Karlsson
Pierre Oliver Joseph — Ryan Shea
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Kevin Hayes, Jesse Puljujarvi, Ryan Graves
Injured: Marcus Pettersson (lower body)
Status report
Joseph is expected to replace Graves and make his season debut with the Penguins; the defenseman was acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Dec. 18.
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Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier — Stefan Noesen
Paul Cotter — Erik Haula — Dawson Mercer
Tomas Tatar — Justin Dowling — Nathan Bastian
Brenden Dillon — Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler — Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Colton White
Injured: Curtis Lazar (knee), Santeri Hatakka (shoulder)
Status report
Lazar, a forward, will not play again until after the holiday break, per Devils coach Sheldon Keefe. … Hatakka skated on his own prior to the morning skate, but the defenseman isn’t close to returning.
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