Devils at Penguins

DEVILS (14-25-6) at PENGUINS (29-14-3)

Devils projected lineup
Janne Kuokkanen -- Jack Hughes -- Yegor Sharangovich
Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Nathan Bastian
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Jesper Bratt
Andreas Johnsson -- Jesper Boqvist -- Nick Merkley
Ryan Murray -- Matt Tennyson
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Connor Carrick
Scott Wedgewood
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Mikhail Maltsev, Nolan Foote , Marian Studenic
Injured: Mackenzie Blackwood (upper 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 -- Kasperi Kapanen
Colton Sceviour -- Mark Jankowski -- Evan Rodrigues
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Mike Matheson -- Cody Ceci
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Mark Friedman, Radim Zohorna, Sam Lafferty
Injured: Evgeni Malkin (lower body), Brandon Tanev (upper body), Frederick Gaudreau (lower body)
Status report
Zacha and Bratt each will return after a lower-body injury; Zacha has missed five games, Bratt four. ... Blackwood, a goalie, will be unavailable for the second straight game. … Kapanen was activiated from injured reserve after missing 13 games with a lower-body injury. The forward will be a game-time decision after participating in an optional morning skate Thursday. … Jarry will start after allowing six goals on 11 shots in the third period of a 7-6 win against the Devils on Tuesday.