Devils at Hurricanes

DEVILS (21-8-2) at HURRICANES (19-6-6)

Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jack Hughes -- Dawson Mercer
Miles Wood -- Erik Haula -- Fabian Zetterlund
Jesper Boqvist -- Michael McLeod -- Alexander Holtz
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith - Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Andreas Johnsson, Kevin Bahl
Injured: Ondrej Palat (groin), Nathan Bastian (shoulder)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Seth Jarvis -- Paul Stastny -- Martin Necas
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Teuvo Teravainen
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jack Drury -- Derek Stepan -- Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Jalen Chatfield
Pyotr Kochetkov
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Sebastian Aho (lower body) Frederik Andersen (lower body), Ondrej Kase (concussion), Max Pacioretty (Achilles)
Status report
Blackwood was recalled from a conditioning loan with Utica of the American Hockey League on Monday and goalie Akira Schmid was assigned to Utica. … Aho participated in the morning skate, but Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said the forward is doubtful. … Coghlan, a defenseman, was recalled from a conditioning stint with Chicago of the AHL on Monday.