Sharks at Devils

SHARKS (11-9-1) at DEVILS (9-6-4)

Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Jonathan Dahlen
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Rudolfs Balcers
Jonah Gadjovich -- Lane Pederson -- Kevin Labanc
Matt Nieto -- Nick Bonino -- Noah Gregor
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Jake Middleton -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Radim Simek
James Reimer
Adin Hill
Scratched: Santeri Hatakka, Andrew Cogliano , Jasper Weatherby, Scott Reedy
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Jack Hughes -- Nico Hischier -- Yegor Sharangovich
Andreas Johnsson -- Dawson Mercer -- Jesper Bratt
Janne Kuokkanen -- Pavel Zacha -- Tomas Tatar
Jimmy Vesey -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Ryan Graves -- Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler -- P.K. Subban
Ty Smith -- Damon Severson
Mackenzie Blackwood
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Colton White, Chase DeLeo , Fabian Zetterlund, Mason Geertsen
Injured: Miles Wood (hip), Christian Jaros (hand), Tyce Thompson (upper body), Jesper Boqvist (upper body)
Status report
Evander Kane
was assigned to San Jose of the American Hockey League on Tuesday after the forward cleared waivers Monday. ... He was suspended 21 games without pay Oct. 18 for violating NHL COVID-19 protocol. ... Cogliano, a forward, is attending a personal matter and will not play. ... Pederson is expected to return after missing eight games, including five with a lower-body injury. ... Hughes will return after missing 17 games with a shoulder injury.