#### **DEVILS (27-44-8) at SENATORS (31-41-7)****Devils projected lineup**Yegor Sharangovich -- Dawson Mercer -- Jesper BrattAndreas Johnsson -- Jesper Boqvist -- Tomas TatarNolan Foote -- Pavel Zacha -- Janne KuokkanenFabian Zetterlund -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan BastianRyan Graves -- Damon SeversonKevin Bahl -- Dougie HamiltonReilly Walsh -- P.K. SubbanMackenzie BlackwoodAndrew Hammond***Scratched:**Jon Gillies, Ty Smith, Colton White, Mason Geertsen, Nikita Okhotiuk****Injured:**Jimmy Vesey (lower body), Miles Wood (lower body), Jonas Siegenthaler (upper body), Jack Hughes (left knee sprain), Nico Hischier (illness)***Senators projected lineup**Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Drake BathersonAlex Formenton -- Tim Stutzle -- Adam GaudetteChris Tierney -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin WatsonParker Kelly -- Mark Kastelic -- Scott SabourinThomas Chabot -- Travis HamonicErik Brannstrom -- Artem ZubNick Holden -- Nikita ZaitsevAnton ForsbergFilip Gustavsson***Scratched:**Michael Del Zotto, Victor Mete****Injured:**Matt Murray (upper body), Thomas Chabot (hand), Shane Pinto (upper body), Jake Sanderson (hand), Tyler Ennis (upper body), Mathieu Joseph (undisclosed), Connor Brown (undisclosed)****COVID-19 protocol:** Colin White***Status report**Blackwood will make his first start since Jan. 19. He missed 41 games with a lower-body injury. ... Hischier will miss a second straight game with a non-COVID-19 illness. A flu is making its way through the Devils locker room. "We've got other players that are battling and will be a game-time decision," New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff said. ... Walsh was recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League on Monday. ... The Senators held an optional morning skate. ... Sabourin and Kastelic were recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League. ... Murray, a goalie, and forwards Brown and Joseph will not return this season. Brown has been dealing with an injury for six weeks, Smith said.
