Defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler returned to the Devils' lineup on Friday night for Game 3 of the first-round series against the Hurricanes.

While Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon remain out of the lineup, the New Jersey Devils will get a reinforcement back for Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes at Prudential Center.

Devils D-men Brenden Dillon, Luke Hughes and now Kovacevic have left games with injuries this series. Jonas Siegenthaler missed the first two games with a lower-body injury that sidelined him for nearly three months. He returned for the first time since Feb. 4 in Game 3.