Game time is 7:00PM EST, so here are your projected lineups:
| Left Wing |
Center |
Right Wing |
| Travis Moen | Tomas Plekanec | Brian Gionta |
| Max Pacioretty | David Desharnais | Brendan Gallagher |
| Alex Galchenyuk | Lars Eller | Gabriel Dumont |
| Michael Blunden (OH DEAR GOD NO) | Ryan White | Colby Armstrong |
| Left Defense |
Right Defense |
| Josh Gorges | P.K. Subban |
| Andrei Markov | Alexei Emelin |
| Francis Bouillon | Jarred Tinordi |
| Goaltenders |
| Carey Price |
| Peter Budaj |
Scratches: Tomas Kaberle (aka being Gomezed)
Injuries: Michael Ryder (lower body), Rene Bourque (concussion), Raphael Diaz (concussion), Yannick Weber (lower body). Brandon Prust (shoulder)
The forward injuries are adding up. Come on, University of North Dakota, get eliminated so Danny Kristo can be signed already.
As for New Jersey:
| Left Wing |
Center |
Right Wing |
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | Adam Henrique | Ilya Kovalchuk |
| Harri Pesonen | Patrik Elias | David Clarkson |
| Ryan Carter | Travis Zajac | Steve Bernier |
| Stefan Matteau | Stephen Gionta | Tom Kostopoulos |
| Left Defense |
Right Defense |
| Andy Greene | Adam Larsson |
| Marek Zidlicky | Bryce Salvador |
| Anton Volchenkov | Peter Harrold |
| Goaltenders |
| Johan Hedberg |
| Jeff Frazee |
Injuries: Andrei Loktionov (some kind of injury to his body somewhere), Dainius Zubrus (left wrist surgery), Henrik Tallinder (lower-body), Martin Brodeur (arthritis, Alzheimer’s, broken hip, general senility), Matthew Corrente (actually not a real player, just put here by Lou Lamoriello for cap circumvention purposes)
Check out the opposing side at In Lou We Trust.
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