PENGUINS (33-30-11) at DEVILS (36-34-4)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSGSN
Penguins projected lineup
Drew O'Connor -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Reilly Smith -- Lars Eller -- Valtteri Puustinen
Jesse Puljujarvi -- Jeff Carter -- Emil Bemstrom
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- Jack St. Ivany
Alex Nedeljkovic
Joel Blomqvist
Scratched: None
Injured: Matt Nieto (knee surgery), Jansen Harkins (hand surgery), Noel Acciari (lower body), Ryan Graves (concussion), John Ludvig (illness), Tristan Jarry (illness)
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Jack Hughes -- Erik Haula -- Alexander Holtz
Ondrej Palat -- Tomas Nosek -- Dawson Mercer
Max Willman -- Chris Tierney -- Curtis Lazar
Luke Hughes -- Nick DeSimone
Kevin Bahl -- John Marino
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Simon Nemec
Jake Allen
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Nolan Foote, Brian Halonen, Brendan Smith
Injured: Dougie Hamilton (torn pectoral muscle), Nathan Bastian (lower body), Kurtis MacDermid (lower body)
Status report
The Penguins did not hold a morning skate. ... Blomqvist was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and will back up Nedeljkovic, who made 28 saves in a 5-2 win against the New York Rangers on Monday. Jarry, who was expected to be the starting goalie Monday, could be sidelined again. To make room on the roster, forward Sam Poulin was sent to the AHL. ... Ludvig, a defenseman, also was out Monday because of illness. ... The Devils had an optional morning skate. ... Siegenthaler will play after missing nine games because of a concussion. ... MacDermid practiced Monday and Devils coach Travis Green said the forward is close to returning but will miss his fourth straight game.
