Devils at Rangers

DEVILS (18-4-0) at RANGERS (10-8-4)

Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Dawson Mercer
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Fabian Zetterlund
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jesper Boqvist --
Alexander Holtz
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Nico Daws
Scratched: Kevin Bahl
Injured:Akira Schmid (illness), Nathan Bastian (shoulder), Ondrej Palat (groin), Mackenzie Blackwood (knee), Jonathan Bernier (hip)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jimmy Vesey
Artemi Panarin -- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Vincent Trocheck -- Barclay Goodrow
Sammy Blais -- Ryan Carpenter -- Julien Gauthier
Libor Hajek -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Zac Jones -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Vitali Kravtsov
Injured: Ryan Lindgren (upper body)
Status report
Holtz, Daws and Bahl, a defenseman, were recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Holtz will replace Bastian, who was injured during a 5-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Devils coach Lindy Ruff said Bastian was getting further evaluation Monday and the team doesn't yet have a timeline on how long the forward will be out. … Daws is expected to be the backup to Vanecek, replacing Schmid, who did not participate in the morning skate. … Lindgren is day to day and the defenseman did not practice Sunday. … Trocheck did not practice Sunday because of maintenance purposes but is expected to play. … Fox didn't practice Sunday because of an illness but is expected to play.