Devils at Panthers

DEVILS (21-9-2) at PANTHERS (15-14-4)

Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Fabian Zetterlund
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Jesper Boqvist
Yegor Sharangovich -- Dawson Mercer -- Alexander Holtz
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- Kevin Bahl
Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Andreas Johnsson
Injured: Ondrej Palat (groin), Nathan Bastian (shoulder), John Marino (upper body)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Nick Cousins
Grigori Denisenko
-- Zac Dalpe -- Colin White
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Matt Kiersted
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Aleksi Heponiemi
Injured: Aleksander Barkov (lower body), Anthony Duclair (Achilles), Patric Hornqvist (concussion), Chris Tierney (concussion), Radko Gudas (concussion)
Status report
The Devils did not hold a morning skate after losing 4-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. … Blackwood could start for the first time since sustaining a sprained MCL on Nov. 3. He made six saves on seven shots in relief of Vanecek on Tuesday. ... Lundell will return after missing nine games with an upper-body injury.