Devils at Penguins

DEVILS (14-24-6) at PENGUINS (28-14-3)

Devils projected lineup
Janne Kuokkanen -- Jack Hughes -- Yegor Sharangovich
Andreas Johnsson -- Nico Hischier -- Marián Studenič
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Nolan Foote -- Mikhail Maltsev -- Nick Merkley
Will Butcher -- Damon Severson
Ryan Murray -- Matt Tennyson
Jonas Siegenthaler --
Connor Carrick
Scott Wedgewood
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Tyce Thompson , Jesper Boqvist
Injured: Mackenzie Blackwood (upper body), Pavel Zacha (lower body), Jesper Bratt (lower body), Ty Smith (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: P.K. Subban
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jared McCann -- Jeff Carter -- Jason Zucker
Zach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Evan Rodrigues
Colton Sceviour -- Mark Jankowski -- Sam Lafferty
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Mike Matheson -- Cody Ceci
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Mark Friedman, Radim Zohorna
Injured: Evgeni Malkin (lower body), Kasperi Kapanen (lower body), Brandon Tanev (upper body), Frederick Gaudreau (lower body)
Status report
Blackwood will not play after the goalie was injured in a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Sunday. … Subban, a defenseman, entered COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. ... Smith, a defenseman, will miss his first game this season; he is day to day. … Carrick was recalled from the taxi squad and will play. ... Zacha and Bratt joined New Jersey's morning skate late; each forward will not play. … Malkin and Kapanen each participated in morning skate for the first time Tuesday. Each forward wore a no-contact jersey and did not join line rushes.