By Chris Ryan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The Devils will be back on the ice for a preseason game against the New York Islanders at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Barclays Center in New York.

With the training camp roster still full of players competing for spots, Thursday's lineup will feature many players still trying to make a case for the NHL team.

Here's how the team will line up on Thursday, plus notes and quotes heading into the game.

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FORWARDS

Marian Studenic - Brett Seney - Drew Stafford

John Quenneville - Pavel Zacha - Joey Anderson

Blake Coleman - Travis Zajac - Michael McLeod

Blake Pietila - Kevin Rooney - Kurtis Gabriel

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DEFENSEMEN

Will Butcher - Steven Santini

Egor Yakovlev - Damon Severson

Colton White - Eric Gryba

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GOALIES

Starter: Keith Kinkaid

Backup: Cam Johnson

Kinkaid played two periods of Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Rangers, while Johnson played the third and overtime. It's unclear yet how the two will divide Thursday's workload (if Kinkaid doesn't get the entire game).

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EXTRAS

D John Ramage, F Blake Speers, D Colby Sissons

White and Gabriel warmed up with the team and will travel to Brooklyn. The rest of the team will practice separately from the game group on Thursday.

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Small window to impress

Thursday's lineup is chock-full of players who are on the roster bubble and fighting for positions on the opening-night NHL roster. It's hard to believe, but Thursday is one of just three preseason games left before the Devils head to Europe for their exhibition finale and their season opener.

Knowing that time is ticking, the prospects know they have a small window to make their mark.

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"There’s not much time here," forward John Quenneville said. "You can tell the schedule’s short with the trip to Europe, and there’s not many games to prove yourself, so each time you get the chance at practice or especially the exhibition games, you have to make the most of your opportunity.”

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Eric Gryba brings different element

While he won't suit up on Thursday, the Devils saw what defenseman Eric Gryba can bring to the team. He added a physical element to the team, delivering some big hits on the blue line. That difference could give him a spot on the Devils in October .

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"When you look in the exhibition game, his physical presence was a factor," coach John Hynes said. "He’s one of these guys, he does everything hard. If he’s going to be physical, he does it hard, if he’s going to move the puck, he does it hard, shoot the puck, it’s going to be hard. He had a great assist on our first goal with Lappin, and even out here, I thought he had a great practice today. He’s a guy that brings an element to our organization and our team that we don’t have a ton of.

"He’s a big, strong, tough guy. He’s a physical presence on the blue line. What I mean by that, we have lots of guys that play hard and can end plays, but he’s one of these guys, they can arrive violently in a hit and it’s a factor.”

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What needs to be different Monday

Since it's the preseason, wins and losses don't mean much. That said, Hynes wants to see some improvement from Monday's games. In two losses, the Devils started strong in both, but they faded over the course of both games and ended up conceding leads.

While the Devils are looking for different things while evaluating individuals, the team effort needs to be sustainable.

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"We talked to the guys about certain areas and making sure that our identity is there and it’s consistent," Hynes said. "A more focused group going into tomorrow’s game for 60 minutes and really building on things we’ve done in practice, but we’ve also got to have a better performance as an organization too."

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Schneider works with game group, others to practice

Cory Schneider joined the game group for the team's morning skate in Newark as he continued to get some work in while rehabbing from offseason hip surgery.

The remainder of the team not participating in the game was set to practice in Newark following Thursday's morning skate.

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MORE TRAINING CAMP COVERAGE

• Devils make 1st round of cuts at training camp

• Devils stock report after Rangers loss | McLeod, Pietila, Johnson rising?

• Why Devils' Pavel Zacha wants short-term thinking to help him make bigger impact

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