New Jersey Devils Depth Chart - NHL Starters and Backup Players

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	J. Hughes Shoulder: IR. Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15 Jack Hughes Shoulder: IR. Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15	N. Hischier Devils' Nico Hischier: Suffers lower-body injury Lower Body: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15 Nico Hischier Devils' Nico Hischier: Suffers lower-body injury Lower Body: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15	E. Haula Predators' Erik Haula: Dealt to Nashville Erik Haula Predators' Erik Haula: Dealt to Nashville J. DowlingJustin Dowling C. LazarCurtis Lazar M. McLaughlinMarc McLaughlin
Left Wing	O. PalatOndrej Palat	S. NoesenStefan Noesen	P. Cotter Devils' Paul Cotter: Contributes assist in loss Paul Cotter Devils' Paul Cotter: Contributes assist in loss N. FooteNolan Foote K. MacDermidKurtis MacDermid B. HalonenBrian Halonen
Right Wing	J. Bratt Devils' Jesper Bratt: Undergoing shoulder surgery Shoulder: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15 Jesper Bratt Devils' Jesper Bratt: Undergoing shoulder surgery Shoulder: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15	T. MeierTimo Meier	D. MercerDawson Mercer N. Legare Devils' Nathan Legare: Re-signs with New Jersey Nathan Legare Devils' Nathan Legare: Re-signs with New Jersey N. BastianNathan Bastian D. SprongDaniel Sprong M. HardmanMike Hardman
Left Defenseman	L. Hughes Devils' Luke Hughes: Undergoes shoulder surgery Shoulder: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15 Luke Hughes Devils' Luke Hughes: Undergoes shoulder surgery Shoulder: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15	J. SiegenthalerJonas Siegenthaler	B. Dillon Devils' Brenden Dillon: Dealt with neck injury in playoffs Neck: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15 Brenden Dillon Devils' Brenden Dillon: Dealt with neck injury in playoffs Neck: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Sep 15 S. CaseySeamus Casey B. DumoulinBrian Dumoulin D. CholowskiDennis Cholowski C. WhiteColton White
Right Defenseman	B. Pesce Devils' Brett Pesce: Played through shoulder problem Brett Pesce Devils' Brett Pesce: Played through shoulder problem	D. HamiltonDougie Hamilton	S. NemecSimon Nemec J. Kovacevic Devils' Johnny Kovacevic: Has knee surgery Thursday Knee: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Oct 3 Johnathan Kovacevic Devils' Johnny Kovacevic: Has knee surgery Thursday Knee: Out\|Expected to be out until at least Oct 3 T. VilenTopias Vilen
Goalie	J. MarkstromJacob Markstrom	J. AllenJake Allen	N. DawsNicolas Daws I. PoulterIsaac Poulter