PENGUINS (40-22-16) at DEVILS (40-35-3)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, MSGSN
Penguins projected lineup
Egor Chinakhov — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Tommy Novak — Ben Kindel — Evgeni Malkin
Anthony Mantha — Rickard Rakell — Justin Brazeau
Elmer Soderblom — Connor Dewar — Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon — Erik Karlsson
Samuel Girard — Kris Letang
Ryan Shea — Connor Clifton
Stuart Skinner
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Ilya Solovyov, Ryan Graves, Avery Hayes
Injured: Kevin Hayes (upper body), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Blake Lizotte (upper body), Jack St. Ivany (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer
Jesper Bratt — Jack Hughes — Connor Brown
Lenni Hameenaho — Cody Glass — Nick Bjugstad
Paul Cotter — Marc McLaughlin — Brian Halonen
Jonas Siegenthaler — Dougie Hamilton
Dennis Cholowski — Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec
Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Evgenii Dadonov, Maxim Tsyplakov
Injured: Luke Hughes (upper body), Arseny Gritsyuk (upper body), Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL), Brett Pesce (lower body)
Status report
Luke Hughes, a defenseman, will miss the rest of the regular season for to have a procedure and begin offseason rehab. … Skinner will make his first start since sustaining an eye injury while on the bench Penguins during a 9-4 win at the Florida Panthers on April 4. Goalie Sergei Mursharov, who was on the ice for Penguins optional skate, was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. … Penguins coach Dan Muse was non-committal when asked if Lizotte, a center who has not played since March 14, could play Thursday.
