PANTHERS (30-27-3) at DEVILS (29-29-2)
7 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, SCRIPPS, TNT
Panthers projected lineup
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Evan Rodrigues -- Brad Marchand
Mackie Samoskevich -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Sandis Vilmanis -- Tomas Nosek -- A.J. Greer
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Uvis Balinskis
Tobias Bjornfot -- Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jeff Petry, Donovan Sebrango, Jesper Boqvist
Injured: Seth Jones (collarbone), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Cole Schwindt (lower body)
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Arseny Gritsyuk -- Jack Hughes -- Connor Brown
Jesper Bratt -- Cody Glass -- Lenni Hameenaho
Paul Cotter -- Nick Bjugstad -- Maxim Tsyplakov
Luke Hughes -- Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Evgenii Dadonov, Luke Glendening, Colton White, Johnathan Kovacevic
Injured: Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL)
Status report
The Panthers held an optional morning skate. ... Nosek will make his season debut after missing the first 60 games with a knee injury. ... Florida loaned forward Luke Kunin to Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Monday. ... Balinskis will return after missing a 5-4 loss at the New York Islanders on Sunday because of an undisclosed injury. ... Jones, a defenseman, participated in the Panthers morning skate but remains week to week. ... The Devils held an optional morning skate. ... Jack Hughes will play after not practicing Monday.
