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DEVILS (40-15-6) at COYOTES (21-32-9)

Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Timo Meier -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Ondrej Palat -- Erik Haula -- Jesper Boqvist
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
John Marino -- Ryan Graves
Kevin Bahl -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Scratched:Brendan Smith, Graeme Clarke
Injured:Jonathan Bernier (hip), Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body)
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Barrett Hayton -- Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli -- Jack McBain -- Lawson Crouse
Brett Ritchie -- Travis Boyd -- Christian Fischer
Liam O'Brien -- Laurent Dauphin -- Zack Kassian
Juuso Valimaki -- Victor Soderstrom
Patrik Nemeth -- J.J. Moser
Connor Mackey -- Josh Brown
Connor Ingram
Karel Vejmelka
Scratched:Jean-Sebastien Dea
Injured:None
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … Meier, acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 26, will make his Devils debut. He went through a full practice Saturday and skated on the top power-play unit. Meier hasn't played since Feb. 18 because of an upper-body injury. … Ritchie and Mackey are expected to play their first game for Arizona. They were acquired in a trade with the Calgary Flames on Friday for forward Nick Ritchie (Brett's brother) and defenseman Troy Stecher. … The Coyotes reassigned three players to Tucson of the American Hockey League: forward Milos Kelemen and defensemen Vladislav Kolyachonok and Michael Kesselring. … Brown is expected to return after missing four games with an upper-body injury.