Penguins at Devils

PENGUINS (29-11-8) at DEVILS (17-26-5)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn --
Evgeni Malkin
-- Kasperi Kapanen
Danton Heinen -- Jeff Carter -- Evan Rodrigues
Zach Aston-Reese -- Brian Boyle -- Dominik Simon
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mike Matheson -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Radim Zohorna
Injured: Jason Zucker (core muscle), Teddy Blueger (fractured jaw), Louis Domingue (lower body), Drew O'Connor (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Yegor Sharangovich -- Nico Hischier --
Jack Hughes
Tomas Tatar -- Pavel Zacha -- Jimmy Vesey
Andreas Johnsson -- Jesper Boqvist -- Dawson Mercer
Mason Geertsen -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
Ty Smith -- P.K. Subban
Colton White -- Ryan Graves
Jon Gillies
Nico Daws
Scratched: Marián Studenič, Christian Jaros
Injured: Miles Wood (right hip), Tyce Thompson (upper body), Dougie Hamilton (jaw), Mackenzie Blackwood (heel), Jesper Bratt (upper body), Janne Kuokkanen (wrist)
Status report
Malkin practiced Friday and Saturday and is a game-time decision after missing two games in COVID-19 protocol, according to Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. ... O'Connor returned to practice but the forward is expected to miss his 12th straight game. ... Pittsburgh assigned forwards Michael Chaput and Valtteri Puustinen to Wilkes-Barre of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Hughes will return after missing three games in COVID-19 protocol. ... Bratt is day to day after the forward was injured in a 7-4 win at the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. ... Hamilton returned to practice Saturday but the defenseman will miss his 16th straight game.