Panthers at Devils

PANTHERS (46-15-6) at DEVILS (24-38-5)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Claude Giroux -- Ryan Lomberg
Mason Marchment -- Sam Bennett -- Sam Reinhart
Maxim Mamin -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Joe Thornton
Gustav Forsling -- MacKenzie Weegar
Ben Chiarot -- Radko Gudas
Robert Hagg -- Brandon Montour
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Petteri Lindbohm, Lucas Carlsson
Injured: Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed), Aaron Ekblad (lower body), Anton Lundell (lower body), Patric Hornqvist (undisclosed), Jonas Johansson (undisclosed), Noel Acciari (undisclosed)
Devils projected lineup
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jack Hughes -- Dawson Mercer
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Pavel Zacha -- Jesper Boqvist -- Andreas Johnsson
Jimmy Vesey -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- Damon Severson
Ty Smith -- P.K. Subban
Nico Daws
Jon Gillies
Scratched: Mason Geertsen, Colton White, Kevin Bahl , Janne Kuokkanen
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (lower body), Mackenzie Blackwood (left heel), Andrew Hammond (lower body), Miles Wood (lower body)
Status report
Lundell, a center, could return after missing 11 games. ... Knight and Bobrovsky will split games against the Devils and at the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday; coach Andrew Brunette didn't say who would start against New Jersey following practice Friday. ... Hornqvist, a forward, and Acciari, a center, each is day to day but won't return this weekend. ... Hammond could make his Devils debut this weekend. ... Zacha (upper body) returned to practice Friday and is a game-time decision. ... Wood did not practice Friday and is questionable.