The New Jersey Devils [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils/] (39-34-3) take on the Montreal Canadiens (45-21-10) at the Centre Bell tonight. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINEUPS AND INJURIES Devils projected lineup per NHL.com [https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-montreal-canadiens-game-preview-april-5-2026] 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 Luke Hughes -- Johnathan Kovacevic Brenden Dillon -- Simon Nemec Jacob Markstrom Jake Allen Scratched: Dennis Cholowski, Evgenii Dadonov, Maksim Tsyplakov Injured: Arseny Gritsyuk (upper body), Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL), Brett Pesce (lower body) Canadiens projected lineup per NHL.com [https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-montreal-canadiens-game-preview-april-5-2026] Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky Alex Newhook -- Oliver Kapanen -- Ivan Demidov Zachary Bolduc -- Jake Evans -- Josh Anderson Joe Veleno -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher Mike Matheson -- Noah Dobson Jayden Struble -- Lane Hutson Kaiden Guhle -- Arber Xhekaj Jacob Fowler Jakub Dobes Scratched: Samuel Montembeault, Adam Engstrom Injured: Kirby Dach (upper body), Alexandre Texier (lower body), Alexander Carrier (upper body), Patrik Laine (lower body) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINE TO WATCH The storyline to watch is that the two teams are facing off for the second time in 48 hours. The first matchup resulted in a Canadiens 4-3 shootout win. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER TO WATCH The player to watch is Jack Hughes, who has been on a tear since the Olympic break. The 24-year-old has 32 points in 19 games. He earned two points on Saturday night, one goal and one assist. Hughes has 11 points in the last five games. The puck will drop at 7 PM. Make sure you bookmark THN's New Jersey Devils site [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils/] for THN's latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. THN.com/free [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/44b85a38-c48b-4cda-9044-d884218643c5.jpeg] THN.com/free For action-packed issues, access to the entire magazine archive and a free issue, subscribe to The Hockey News at THN.com/free [https://thehockeynews.store/products/print-subscription?_gl=1*rx3p21*_ga*MjYxMTY1NzQ4LjE2ODIzNzc2MTY.*_ga_ZET34ZFCGX*czE3NjQwMTI2ODUkbzIwMTYkZzEkdDE3NjQwMTQ1NjIkajYwJGwwJGgw]. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com or creating your own post in our community forum.
