DEVILS (15-11-1) at BLUE JACKETS (10-16-5)
7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, BSOH
Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Tyler Toffoli -- Jack Hughes -- Timo Meier
Erik Haula -- Dawson Mercer -- Alexander Holtz
Curtis Lazar -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Simon Nemec
Kevin Bahl -- John Marino
Luke Hughes -- Colin Miller
Akira Schmid
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Brendan Smith, Chris Tierney
Injured: Dougie Hamilton (upper body); Tomas Nosek (upper body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Adam Fantilli -- Justin Danforth
Yegor Chinakhov -- Dmitri Voronkov -- Kirill Marchenko
Emil Bemstrom -- Cole Sillinger -- Kent Johnson
Alexandre Texier -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski -- Nick Blankenburg
Ivan Provorov -- David Jiricek
Andrew Peeke - Erik Gudbranson
Daniil Tarasov
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Jake Bean, Elvis Merzlikins
Injured: Damon Severson (oblique), Adam Boqvist (shoulder), Jack Roslovic (broken ankle), Boone Jenner (broken jaw), Patrik Laine (fractured clavicle)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate Saturday. ... Schmid and Vanecek will alternate starts for the seventh straight game; Vanecek is expected to start against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. … Tarasov will start in his season debut after missing 25 with a knee injury before a rehab assignment with Cleveland of the American Hockey League. … Olivier goes into the lineup for Laine, a forward who will be out six weeks after being injured during a 6-5 overtime win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. ... Gudbranson returns after a one-game suspension for being the aggressor in an altercation with Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins during a 5-2 loss Dec. 10, and will replace Bean, a defenseman.
