Kraken at Devils

KRAKEN (1-2-1) at DEVILS (1-0-0)

Kraken projected lineup
Jaden Schwartz -- Jared McCann -- Jordan Eberle
Joonas Donskoi -- Alex Wennberg -- Yanni Gourde
Brandon Tanev -- Morgan Geekie -- Ryan Donato
Nathan Bastian -- Riley Sheahan -- Mason Appleton
Mark Giordano -- Carson Soucy
Jamie Oleksiak -- Adam Larsson
Jeremy Lauzon -- Haydn Fleury
Philipp Grubauer
Joey Daccord
Scratched: Will Borgen, Alex Barre-Boulet
Injured: Marcus Johansson (lower body), Colin Blackwell (lower body), Vince Dunn (undisclosed), Chris Driedger (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol: Calle Jarnkrok
Devils projected lineup
Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Janne Kuokkanen -- Jack Hughes -- Yegor Sharangovich
Andreas Johnsson -- Dawson Mercer -- Tomas Tatar
Jimmy Vesey -- Michael McLeod -- Marián Studenič
Ryan Graves -- Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler -- P.K. Subban
Colton White -- Damon Severson
Jonathan Bernier
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Mason Geertsen, Frederik Gauthier, Christian Jaros
Injured: Mackenzie Blackwood (heel), Ty Smith (lower body), Miles Wood (lower body)
Status Report
Gourde was activated off injured reserve after missing the start of the season with a shoulder injury. ... Grubauer will start his second game in two nights with Driedger, a goalie, placed on IR. Driedger replaced Grubauer during the second period of a 6-1 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. ... Daccord was recalled from and forward Kole Lind reassigned to Charlotte of the American Hockey League. ... Subban and Tatar did not participate in the Devils optional skate but are expected to be in the lineup. ... Severson was activated from injured reserve and will make his season debut after missing the final four preseason games and a 4-3 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday with a lower-body injury. ... Smith participated in the skate but the defenseman will not play. ... Blackwood was placed on IR retroactive to Oct. 11. He had surgery on his heel in June and has been working out off the ice.