NASHVILLE, TN - The Devils look to build upon their record of 3-2-1 in the second game of back-to-backs tonight with the same lineup as Friday:
Hall - Hughes - Palmieri
Coleman - Zajac - Gusev
Boqvist - Zacha - Bratt
Wood - Rooney - Simmonds
Greene - Subban
Severson - Vatanen
Butcher - Mueller
The one change is in goal where Louis Domingue shifts from the back-up to the starter.
Nico Hischier remains on the shelf due to illness which is something the Devils will have to overcome, says interim head coach Alain Nasreddine.
"You're already missing Nico and that's a that's a huge loss. I mean, number one center plays in all situations," he began. "You'd like to think last night he might've been a difference maker. and then with Sammy (Vatanen) get injured in the third period."
Nasreddine said there was relief when Vatanen was proclaimed good to go tonight.
"Like I said, (he plays) 10 minutes in the first period, so to know that he's back, it's good as a top four D if not a top pairing D and he plays in all situations."
P.K. RETURNS
P.K. Subban makes his return to Nashville for the first time since last June's trade and admitted he was excited to get on the ice against his former team.
"It was always a fun building to play in even when I played in Montreal, it was great coming to play Nashville," he noted. "They got great fans, but obviously the three years that I had here were three great years. And I know from a team perspective, anytime you make it to a Stanley Cup Final or get that close to winning a Stanley Cup you have a pretty close bond with your teammates."
-- Marc Ciampa, NewJerseyDevils.com