PANTHERS (30-27-3) at DEVILS (29-29-2)
7 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, SCRIPPS, TNT
Panthers projected lineup
Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe — Evan Rodrigues — Brad Marchand
Mackie Samoskevich — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
Sandis Vilmanis — Tomas Nosek — A.J. Greer
Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola — Uvis Balinskis
Tobias Bjornfot — Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jeff Petry, Donovan Sebrango, Jesper Boqvist
Injured: Seth Jones (collarbone), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Cole Schwindt (lower body)
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer
Arseny Gritsyuk — Jack Hughes — Connor Brown
Jesper Bratt — Cody Glass — Lenni Hameenaho
Paul Cotter — Nick Bjugstad — Maxim Tsyplakov
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler — Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Evgenii Dadonov, Luke Glendening, Colton White, Johnathan Kovacevic
Injured: Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL)
Status report
The Panthers held an optional morning skate. … Nosek will make his season debut after missing the first 60 games with a knee injury. … Florida loaned forward Luke Kunin to Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Balinskis will return after missing a 5-4 loss at the New York Islanders on Sunday because of an undisclosed injury. … Jones, a defenseman, participated in the Panthers morning skate but remains week to week. … The Devils held an optional morning skate. … Jack Hughes will play after not practicing Monday.
