Devils at Hurricanes

DEVILS (27-44-9) at HURRICANES (53-20-8)

Devils projected lineup
Yegor Sharangovich -- Dawson Mercer -- Andreas Johnsson
Alexander Holtz -- Jesper Boqvist -- Jesper Bratt
Nolan Foote -- Pavel Zacha -- Janne Kuokkanen
Fabian Zetterlund -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Ryan Graves -- Damon Severson
Kevin Bahl -- Dougie Hamilton
Reilly Walsh -- P.K. Subban
Andrew Hammond
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Jon Gillies, Ty Smith, Colton White, Mason Geertsen, Nikita Okhotiuk
Injured: Jimmy Vesey (lower body), Miles Wood (lower body), Jonas Siegenthaler (upper body), Jack Hughes (left knee sprain), Nico Hischier (illness), Tomas Tatar (illness)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Steven Lorentz -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Max Domi -- Vincent Trocheck -- Teuvo Teravainen
Nino Niederreiter -- Derek Stepan -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Ian Cole -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Brendan Smith -- Ethan Bear
Antti Raanta
Pyotr Kochetkov
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin
Injured: Frederik Andersen (lower body), Andrei Svechnikov (illness)
Status report
Holtz was recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Hischier, a center, will miss his third straight game and Tatar, a forward, his second. ... Raanta will start after missing a 4-3 win at the New York Rangers on Tuesday because of a lower-body injury. ... Kotkaniemi returns after missing five games with a lower-body injury. ... Staal, a center, and Slavin, a defenseman, each will be a healthy scratch.