Devils at Lightning

DEVILS (15-21-5) at LIGHTNING (28-10-5)

Devils projected lineup
Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Tomas Tatar
Andreas Johnsson -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Yegor Sharangovich -- Dawson Mercer -- Jimmy Vesey
Marián Studenič -- Janne Kuokkanen -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
Ryan Graves -- P.K. Subban
Colton White -- Christian Jaros
Jon Gillies
Akira Schmid
Scratched:Mason Geertsen, Jesper Boqvist
Injured:Miles Wood (right hip), Tyce Thompson (upper body), Dougie Hamilton (jaw), Ty Smith (upper body), Mackenzie Blackwood (left heel), Michael McLeod (upper body)
Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Anthony Cirelli
Alex Killorn -- Steven Stamkos -- Mathieu Joseph
Patrick Maroon -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Boris Katchouk -- Ross Colton -- Taylor Raddysh
Victor Hedman -- Cal Foote
Ryan McDonagh -- Mikhail Sergachev
Fredrik Claesson -- Jan Rutta
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched:None
Injured: Erik Cernak (lower body), Zach Bogosian (lower body), Gemel Smith (hand)
COVID-19 protocol:Nikita Kucherov
Status report
Palat will be in the lineup after missing the past five games with a lower-body injury. … McLeod, a forward, did not travel for the Devils. ... Hamilton participated in an optional morning skate wearing a non-contact jersey but the defenseman is not expected to play. ... Devils coach Lindy Ruff said Hischier's status would be determined after the morning skate. The forward had a maintenance day Wednesday.