Devils at Penguins

DEVILS (14-26-6) at PENGUINS (30-14-3)

Devils projected lineup
Andreas Johnsson -- Jack Hughes -- Yegor Sharangovich
Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Marián Studenič -- Jesper Boqvist -- Nick Merkley
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Ryan Murray -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Connor Carrick
Colton White
-- Matt Tennyson
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Mikhail Maltsev, Nolan Foote , Aaron Dell
Injured: Ty Smith (upper body), Janne Kuokkanen (hand)
COVID-19 protocol:P.K. Subban, Jonas Siegenthaler
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
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Mark Friedman, Radim Zohorna, Sam Lafferty
Injured: Evgeni Malkin (lower body), Brandon Tanev (upper body), Frederick Gaudreau (lower body)
Status report
Blackwood will start after missing two games with an upper-body injury. ... Kuokkanen will not play after the forward was injured blocking a shot in a 5-1 loss at the Penguins on Thursday. ... Siegenthaler, a defenseman, entered COVID-19 protocol Saturday. ... White was recalled from Binghamton of the American Hockey League and will play. ... Kapanen moved to third-line right wing in practice Friday after starting at fourth-line right wing Thursday. ... Malkin practiced in a no-contact jersey Friday; the center will likely miss his 19th straight game.