Projected Lineups for the Devils vs Blues – 12/17/24 – Hockey Writers – Projected Lineups

The New Jersey Devils will face the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups obtained from NHL.com staff writers, freelance writers, and others.

DEVILS (20-10-3) at BLUES (15-14-3)

8pm ET; FDSNMW, MSGSN

Proposed list Devils

Ondrej Palat – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter – Erik Haula – Stefan Noesen
Tomas Tatar – Curtis Lazar – Nathan Bastian

Brenden Dillon – Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler – Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce

Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Justin Dowling, Colton White

Injured: Nothing

Status report

Lazar will play after missing 21 games with a knee injury to replace Dowling, a forward.

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A proposed list of Blues

Jake Neighbors – Robert Thomas – Pavel Buchnevich
Alexey Toropchenko – Brayden Schenn – Jordan Kyrou
Dylan Holloway – Oskar Sundqvist – Zack Bolduc
Brandon Saad – Nathan Walker – Mathieu Joseph

Cam Fowler – Colton Parayko
Philip Broberg – Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter – Scott Perunovich

Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer

Scratched: Alexandre Texier, Pierre-Olivier Joseph

Status report

Faksa participated in the morning skate, but the forward will miss his fourth straight game. Coach Jim Montgomery said, “He's getting close. A really good sign today. ” … Sundqvist will replace Texier, a forward, after being healthy Sunday.

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