The planned lineups of the Devils at Rangers

The planned lineups of the Devils at Rangers

DEVILS (16-9-2) and RANGERS (13-9-1)

7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, NHLN, MSG

Expected Devils lineup

Ondrej Palat – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Stefan Noesen

Paul Cotter – Erik Haula – Dawson Mercer

Mike Hardman – Justin Dowling – Nathan Legare

Brenden Dillon – Dougie Hamilton

Jonas Siegenthaler – Johnathan Kovacevic

Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce

Jacob Markstrom

Jake Allen

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nick DeSimone, Nolan Foote

Injured: Nathan Bastian (jaw), Curtis Lazar (knee), Tomas Tatar (lower body)

Rangers’ planned lineup

Artemi Panarin – Filip Chytil – Alexis Lafreniere

Will Cuylle – Vincent Trocheck – Kaapo Kakko

Chris Kreider – Mika Zibanejad – Reilly Smith

Adam Edstrom – Sam Carrick – Jonny Brodzinski

Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox

K’Andre Miller – Braden Schneider

Zac Jones-Jacob Trouba

Igor Shesterkin

Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Jimmy Vesey

Injured: Brett Berard (upper body)

Status report

Jack Hughes was not at the Devils’ morning skate but is expected to play. Bastian, a striker, was Hughes’ placeholder in the top row. … New Jersey recalled Hardman and Legare from Utica of the American Hockey League on Monday; They are expected to play. Shane Bowers was sent to Utica. … Tatar, a forward, is expected to miss his second straight game. He is day by day. … Berard, a forward, did not participate in the Rangers’ morning skate and will not play. He has been day-to-day since being recalled from Hartford of the AHL on Nov. 24, having played in all four games. … Brodzinski and Smith will play after each had a healthy lead in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Vesey, a forward, is axed for the first time in 14 games.

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