DEVILS (7-6-1) at PENGUINS (8-6-0)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSG, SNO, SNE
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Michael McLeod -- Jesper Bratt
Tyler Toffoli -- Dawson Mercer -- Alexander Holtz
Ondrej Palat -- Erik Haula -- Curtis Lazar
Tomas Nosek -- Chris Tierney -- Nathan Bastian
Luke Hughes -- Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler -- John Marino
Kevin Bahl -- Brendan Smith
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Max Willman
Injured: Jack Hughes (upper body), Nico Hischier (upper body), Colin Miller (lower body)
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Reilly Smith -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Drew O'Connor -- Lars Eller -- Radim Zohorna
Matt Nieto -- Noel Acciari -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Ryan Graves -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Magnus Hellberg
Scratched: Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Jeff Carter
Injured: Alex Nedeljkovic (lower body)
Status report
Meier will be a game-time decision because of an undisclosed injury sustained during New Jersey's 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. If he doesn't play, Willman could slot in at first-line left wing. … Jack Hughes is progressing, but the forward will miss his fifth straight game, Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. … Malkin took part in an optional morning skate and is expected to play after missing practice Thursday because of an illness. … Nedeljkovic practiced Thursday for the first time since sustaining a lower-body injury Oct. 24. The goalie is on long-term injured reserve and is eligible to return against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.
