Devils at Bruins

DEVILS (13-15-5) at BRUINS (16-10-2)

Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Andreas Johnsson -- Dawson Mercer --
Alexander Holtz
Janne Kuokkanen -- Jesper Boqvist -- Marián Studenič
Nolan Foote
-- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Ryan Graves -- P.K. Subban
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
Ty Smith -- Christian Jaros
Mackenzie Blackwood
Jon Gillies
Scratched: Mason Geertsen, Akira Schmid
Injured: Miles Wood (right hip), Tyce Thompson (upper body), Dougie Hamilton (broken jaw), Nico Hischier (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol:Jimmy Vesey , Yegor Sharangovich , Pavel Zacha
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Craig Smith
Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- David Pastrnak
Nick Foligno -- Charlie Coyle -- Oskar Steen
Trent Frederic -- Tomas Nosek -- Curtis Lazar
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Connor Clifton
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Anton Blidh, John Moore
Injured: Jakub Zboril (torn ACL)
COVID-19 protocol: Jake DeBrusk, Karson Kuhlman
Status report
Hamilton is out after getting hit with a deflected puck 7:05 into the first period of a 4-3 overtime win at the Washington Capitals on Sunday. The defenseman will have surgery Wednesday; there is no timeline for his return. ... Jaros will be in the lineup in place of Hamilton; he last played in a 4-2 loss at the New York Islanders on Dec. 11. ... Tatar will return after missing three games in COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. ... Bernier, a goalie, had right hip surgery Monday and is out for the season. ... Forwards Zacha and Sharangovich entered COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. ... DeBrusk, a forward, entered COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. … Lazar will return after missing a 5-1 win at the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday with an undisclosed injury.