Devils Face Golden Knights With Projected Lineups

The New Jersey Devils (8-5-0) host the Vegas Golden Knights (9-4-1) at 6 p.m. ET, with both teams likely fielding similar rosters to their recent games. The Devils' projected lineup features Arseny Gritsyuk and Jack Hughes on the first line alongside Jesper Bratt; Timo Meier, Nico Hischier, and Luke Evangelista on the second; Anthony Mantha, Evan Rodrigues, and Jesper Boqvist on the third; Amadeus Lombardi, Cody Glass, and Connor Brown in the fourth; Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce up front. Defense includes Jonas Siegenthaler, Dougie Hamilton, Brenden Dillon, Declan Chisholm, and Jake Allen, with Connor Hellebuyck starting for net. The Golden Knights project Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone on the first line; Brett Howden, William Karlsson, Mitch Marner on the second; Trevor Connelly, Tomas Hertl, Braeden Bowman on the third; Raphael Lavoie, Nic Dowd, Marc Gatcomb in the fourth. Defense features Shea Theodore and Brayden McNabb up front with Villa Heinola, Rasmus Andersson, Jeremy Lauzon, Noah Hanifin down low, while Adin Hill starts for net. The Devils did not skate on Thursday but will likely repeat their 5-2 Colorado Avalanche lineup from Wednesday, whereas the Golden Knights are expected to dress similarly to their 4-1 win over Ottawa Tuesday. Vegas goaltender Carter Hart participated in a morning skate despite his uncertain status Friday, while forward Victor Olofsson practiced and hopes to join the team for its four-game road trip starting Monday.