Penguins at Devils

PENGUINS (26-13-2) at DEVILS (14-19-6)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Jared McCann -- Evan Rodrigues
Zach Aston-Reese -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Sam Lafferty
Radim Zohorna -- Teddy Blueger -- Colton Sceviour
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mike Matheson -- Cody Ceci
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched:Chad Ruhwedel, Juuso Riikola, Drew O'Connor, Mark Jankowski
Injured:Brandon Tanev (upper body), Evgeni Malkin (lower body), Mark Friedman (upper body), Kasperi Kapanen (lower body)
Devils projected lineup
Janne Kuokkanen -- Jack Hughes -- Yegor Sharangovich
Miles Wood -- Pavel Zacha -- Jesper Bratt
Andreas Johnsson -- Michael McLeod -- Jesper Boqvist
Nicholas Merkley -- Mikhail Maltsev -- Marián Studenič
Dmitry Kulikov -- P.K. Subban
Ryan Murray -- Damon Severson
Ty Smith -- Sami Vatanen
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched:Aaron Dell, Will Butcher, Tyce Thompson, Jonas Siegenthaler
Injured:Nico Hischier (sinus fracture), Nathan Bastian (lower body)
Status report
Blueger is a game-time decision after missing the past 13 games with an upper-body injury. ... Sceviour is expected to play after clearing waivers. ... Hischier, a forward who returned to practice Wednesday, is close to returning to the lineup but will miss his 24th straight game. ... Studenic will make his NHL debut. ... The Devils acquired Siegenthaler, a defenseman, in a trade with the Washington Capitals on Sunday for a conditional third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.