Devils at Islanders

DEVILS (46-19-8) at ISLANDERS (37-28-9)

Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Ondrej Palat -- Jack Hughes -- Dawson Mercer
Yegor Sharangovich -- Erik Haula -- Tomas Tatar
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nolan Foote
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Kevin Bahl -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched:Nathan Bastian, Jesper Boqvist, Brendan Smith
Injured:Jonathan Bernier (lower body), Curtis Lazar (lower body)
Islanders projected lineup
Zach Parise -- Bo Horvat -- Hudson Fasching
Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Simon Holmstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Scott Mayfield
Alexander Romanov -- Ryan Pulock
Samuel Bolduc -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched:Josh Bailey, Ross Johnston, Parker Wotherspoon
Injured:Sebastian Aho (upper body), Mathew Barzal (lower body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Status report
Bastian practiced for the first time since the forward sustained an upper-body injury against the Carolina Hurricanes on March 12. … The Devils could opt to use a lineup of 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the second straight game. If New Jersey went that way, it's likely Smith, a defenseman, would play and Foote would be scratched. ... The Islanders had an optional morning skate. ... Aho practiced for the first time since the defenseman sustained an upper-body injury in a 4-1 win at the San Jose on March 17.