Devils at Canucks

DEVILS (6-3-0) at CANUCKS (2-5-2)

Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Fabian Zetterlund
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Yegor Sharangovich -- Dawson Mercer -- Jesper Boqvist
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Kevin Bahl, Alexander Holtz
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (hip), Ondrej Palat (groin surgery)
Canucks projected lineup
J.T. Miller -- Bo Horvat -- Conor Garland
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Ilya Mikheyev
Nils Hoglander -- Jack Studnicka -- Tanner Pearson
Dakota Joshua -- Nils Aman -- Vasily Podkolzin
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Riley Stillman -- Ethan Bear
Thatcher Demko
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Jack Rathbone, Kyle Burroughs, Sheldon Dries
Injured: Curtis Lazar (undisclosed), Brock Boeser (undisclosed), Travis Dermott (concussion), Tucker Poolman (migraines)
Status report
Palat, a forward who will miss his fourth straight game, had surgery Tuesday and is out indefinitely. … Bear and Studnicka each will make his Canucks debut after being acquired in separate trades Thursday and Friday. … Hughes returns after missing four games with a lower-body injury. … Stillman will play after missing four games with an undisclosed injury. … Boeser, a forward, returned to practice Monday and is a game-time decision but isn't expected to play based on Vancouver's morning skate Tuesday.