Panthers at Devils

PANTHERS (14-13-4) at DEVILS (21-7-2)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Nick Cousins
Aleksi Heponiemi -- Zac Dalpe --
Grigori Denisenko
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Matt Kiersted -- Josh Mahura
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: None
Injured: Anthony Duclair (Achilles), Patric Hornqvist (head), Radko Gudas (concussion), Anton Lundell (upper body), Colin White (upper body), Chris Tierney (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Fabian Zetterlund
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Miles Wood -- Erik Haula -- Dawson Mercer
Jesper Boqvist -- Michael McLeod -- Alexander Holtz
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Kevin Bahl
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Damon Severson, Andreas Johnsson
Injured: Ondrej Palat (groin), Nathan Bastian (shoulder), Mackenzie Blackwood (knee)
Status report
Tkachuk will return after missing a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday because of an illness. … Gudas will be a game-time decision; the defenseman has missed six games with a concussion. … Bahl could enter the lineup in place of Severson, who would be a healthy scratch.