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DEVILS (29-19-6) at PENGUINS (22-24-8)

7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSGSN2

Devils projected lineup

Ondrej Palat -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier -- Erik Haula -- Dawson Mercer

Paul Cotter -- Justin Dowling -- Stefan Noesen

Tomas Tatar -- Curtis Lazar -- Nathan Bastian

Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton

Brenden Dillon -- Brett Pesce

Luke Hughes -- Johnathan Kovacevic

Nico Daws

Jake Allen

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid

Injured: Jacob Markstrom (MCL sprain), Nico Hischier (upper body), Santeri Hatakka (shoulder)

Penguins projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust

Michael Bunting -- Cody Glass -- Danton Heinen

Anthony Beauvillier -- Kevin Hayes -- Philip Tomasino

Bokondji Imama -- Blake Lizotte -- Noel Acciari

P.O Joseph -- Kris Letang

Matt Grzelcyk -- Erik Karlsson

Ryan Graves -- Vincent Desharnais

Alex Nedeljkovic

Joel Blomqvist

Scratched: Matt Nieto, Ryan Shea, Jesse Puljujarvi

Injured: Evgeni Malkin (lower body)

Status report

Haula was activated from injured reserve and will be a game-time decision after missing 12 games with an ankle injury; he practiced Monday at second-line center. ... The Devils sent forward Brian Halonen to Utica of the American Hockey League. ... Malkin skated on an individual basis before practice Monday and took part in the Penguins optional morning skate Tuesday. The center remains week to week and will miss his fourth straight game.