The New Jersey Devils (18-13-1) host the Vancouver Canucks (11-17-3) on Sunday afternoon at the Prudential Center.
Lineup
Devils projected lineup per NHL.com:
Jesper Bratt -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat -- Cody Glass -- Connor Brown
Paul Cotter -- Juho Lammikko -- Stefan Noesen
Xavier Parent -- Luke Glendening -- Angus Crookshank
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon -- Luke Hughes
Dennis Chowlowski -- Colton White
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Calen Addison, Timo Meier
Canucks projected lineup per NHL.com
Jake DeBrusk -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- David Kampf -- Conor Garland
Evander Kane -- Drew O'Connor -- Kiefer Sherwood
Liam Ohgren -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Zeev Buium -- Tyler Myers
Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Lukas Reichel, P.O. Joseph
Injury report
Devils:
Gritsyuk (upper body)
Nemec (lower body)
J. Hughes (finger)
Pesce (upper body)
Dadonov (wrist)
Kovacevic (knee)
McLaughlin (undisclosed)
MacEwen (upper body)
Meier (personal leave)
Canucks:
Rossi (lower body)
Pettersson (undisclosed)
Blueger (lower body)
Chytil (upper body)
Forbort (undisclosed)
Storyline to Watch:
For the Canucks, Buium and Ohgren are expected to make their team debuts on Sunday. The two joined the Canucks on Friday. They were a part of a blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Quinn Hughes.
Player to Watch
Jesper Bratt is the player to watch tonight. He earned two points Saturday in the Devils’ 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Bratt leads the team in assists (21) and points (27).
The puck will drop at 12:30 p.m.
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