Devils at Coyotes

DEVILS (25-41-6) at COYOTES (22-45-5)

Devils projected lineup
Yegor Sharangovich -- Nico Hischier -- Fabian Zetterlund
Tomas Tatar -- Dawson Mercer -- Jesper Bratt
Janne Kuokkanen -- Pavel Zacha - - Jesper Boqvist
A.J. Greer -- Michael McLeod -- Andreas Johnsson
Ryan Graves -- Damon Severson
Kevin Bahl -- Dougie Hamilton
Ty Smith -- P.K. Subban
Nico Daws
Andrew Hammond
Scratched: Colton White, Mason Geertsen, Jon Gillies
Injured: Nathan Bastian (hip), Jonathan Bernier (lower body), Mackenzie Blackwood (heel), Jimmy Vesey (lower body)
Coyotes projected lineup
Nick Ritchie -- Travis Boyd -- Nick Schmaltz
Michael Carcone -- Barrett Hayton -- Phil Kessel
Matias Maccelli -- Nate Smith -- Andrew Ladd
Alex Galchenyuk -- Jack McBain -- Loui Eriksson
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Dysin Mayo
Cam Dineen -- Anton Stralman
J.J. Moser - - Kyle Capobianco
Karel Vejmelka
Harri Sateri
Scratched:Vladislav Kolyachonok
Injured: Christian Fischer (lower body), Lawson Crouse (hand), Liam O'Brien (upper body), Antoine Roussel (lower body), Jakob Chychrun (lower body)
Status report
The Devils held an optional morning skate Tuesday. ... Blackwood took part, but the goalie will miss his 35th straight game; he is expected to return before the end of the season, coach Lindy Ruff said. ... Bastian has resumed practicing but the forward will miss his fourth consecutive game. ... Zetterlund moves to the top line. ... New Jersey has ruled out defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler (hand) and forward Miles Wood (hip) for the rest of the season. ... The Coyotes did not hold a morning skate Tuesday. ... Smith and McBain each will make his NHL debut. ... Moser will return after missing 12 games with an upper-body injury.