#### **DEVILS (6-4-2) at CAPITALS (8-5-3)****Devils projected lineup**Jesper Bratt -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle PalmieriAndreas Johnsson -- Jack Hughes -- Travis ZajacNikita Gusev -- Pavel Zacha -- Janne KuokkanenMiles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan BastianTy Smith -- Damon SeversonRyan Murray -- P.K. SubbanDmitry Kulikov -- Sami VatanenAaron DellScott Wedgewood***Scratched:**Mackenzie Blackwood, Will Butcher, Mikhail Maltsev, Nicholas Merkley****Injured:** None***Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. OshieJakub Vrana -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom WilsonConor Sheary -- Lars Eller -- Richard PanikCarl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayBrenden Dillon -- John CarlsonZdeno Chara -- Justin SchultzDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenCraig AndersonVitek Vanecek***Scratched:**Daniel Sprong, Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Ilya Samsonov****Injured:** Brian Pinho (undisclosed)***Status report**Dell, claimed off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 18, will make his Devils debut. … Devils coach Lindy Ruff said he plans on "putting in fresh legs" and gave Blackwood, a goalie, the day off. ... Gusev will play his first game since Jan. 31. He was removed from the NHL COVID-19 protocol list Feb. 16. ... Murray is back after missing two games with an illness. ... New Jersey loaned forward Yegor Sharangovich to the taxi squad and recalled Maltsev, a forward. ... Anderson will make his first start for the Capitals after Vanecek started 13 consecutive games.
