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The New Jersey Devils will face the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 P.M. EST on Thursday night.

On Thursday night, the New Jersey Devils will conclude their season series against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. The Devils held a morning skate at 11:30 A.M.

New Jersey's Projected Lineup:

Graeme Clarke - Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier - Erik Haula - Dawson Mercer

Ondrej Palat - Shane Bowers - Alexander Holtz 

Kurtis MacDermid - Chris Tierney - Nolan Foote 

Luke Hughes - John Marino

Kevin Bahl - Brendan Smith

Jonas Siegenthaler - Simon Nemec

Jake Allen/Kaapo Kahkonen 

Quick Hits:

  • On Monday, the organization announced that goaltender Akira Schmid was returned to the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL). Kaapo Kahkonen is healthy enough to back up Jake Allen, who will start. 
  • Tomas Nosek will come out of the lineup. Interim head coach Travis Green stated, "he is not available." The versatile veteran has one goal, two assists, and a plus-minus of -3 in 13 games versus the Maple Leafs in his career.
  • Graeme Clarke will return to the lineup and start Thursday's game alongside Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt. 

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