Devils at Lightning preview

DEVILS (5-2-1) at LIGHTNING (7-2-1)
7:30 p.m. ET; SUN, MSG+, NHL.TV

Each sustained an upper-body injury in a 3-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
New Jersey is starting a seven-game road trip. The Devils are 1-2-1 in their past four games after a 4-0-0 start. They have been the home team in seven of their first eight games, including a season-opening 5-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers in Stockholm that was part of the 2018 NHL Global Series.
The teams will play for the first time since the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, when the Lightning won the best-of-7 series 4-1

Players to Watch

Devils forward Taylor Hall has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) during a seven-game point streak.
Lightning forward J.T. Miller has five points (two goals, three assists) in the past five games and is one point from his 200th in the NHL.

They said it

"We're a little bit older, a little more experienced and obviously familiar with the [Lightning]. They have a lot of returning players and the same with us so it's very familiar. We know what to expect." -- Devils defenseman Andy Greene
"When you lose 7-1 [to the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday] there isn't going to be much of a hangover. It was just one of those nights. You shake those off. Those are going to happen over the course of an 82-game season. It's the way you respond. I guarantee we'll come out with a better effort tonight." -- Lightning forward Steven Stamkos.

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri
Marcus Johansson -- Pavel Zacha -- Jean-Sebastien Dea
Miles Wood -- Travis Zajac -- Blake Coleman
Brian Boyle --
Kevin Rooney
-- Stefan Noesen
Mirco Mueller -- Sami Vatanen
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Ben Lovejoy
Keith Kinkaid
Cory Schneider
Scratched:Joey Anderson, Egor Yakolev
Injured:Jesper Bratt (broken jaw), Steven Santini (broken jaw), Drew Stafford (upper body)

Lightning projected lineup

J.T. Miller -- Steven Stamkos -- Nikita Kucherov
Yanni Gourde -- Brayden Point -- Tyler Johnson
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Mathieu Joseph
Adam Erne -- Cedric Paquette -- Ryan Callahan
Ryan McDonagh -- Anton Stralman
Slater Koekkoek -- Dan Girardi
Braydon Coburn -- Mikhail Sergachev
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Louis Domingue
Scratched:Danick Martel, Cameron Gaunce
Injured:Victor Hedman (upper body), Ondrej Palat (lower body)

Status report

Johansson returns after missing one because of illness. Devils coach John Hynes said Schneider is likely to make his season debut at some point during the trip. ... Lovejoy was activated from injured reserve and defenseman Eric Gryba was sent to Binghamton of the American Hockey League. ... Bratt skated with the scratches. ... Lightning coach Jon Cooper said Hedman will be out for at least the next two games; Palat will be re-evaluated after Tuesday.

Stat pack

Palmieri has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past two games. Hischier has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past four games. ... Kucherov has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past eight games. Vasilevskiy is 4-0-1 with a .933 save percentage in his past five starts.