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Two days after Columbus opened the preseason with a 4-1 win in Nationwide Arena vs. Buffalo on Tuesday, the Blue Jackets will get back in action Thursday with their first road game.
The clash at Pittsburgh will be one of two times this preseason the Blue Jackets will play their Metropolitan Division rival, with the second coming Saturday when Columbus welcomes the Pens to Nationwide Arena for a 2 p.m. game.
Columbus will play seven preseason games, including four at home, with later games coming Sept. 27 vs. New Jersey and Sept. 29 vs. St. Louis.

The tentative roster for Thursday night's game at Pittsburgh is as follows.
FORWARDS
10 - Alex Wennberg
11 - Kevin Stenlund
14 - Gustav Nyquist
15 - Jakob Lilja
17 - Brandon Dubinsky
22 - Sonny Milano
29 - Zac Dalpe
37 - Markus Hannikainen
49 - Ryan MacInnis
50 - Eric Robinson
52 - Emil Bemstrom
56 - Marko Dano
DEFENSEMEN
4 - Scott Harrington
44 - Vladislav Gavrikov
53 - Gabriel Carlsson
58 - David Savard
59 - Ryan Collins
84 - Anton Karlsson
GOALTENDERS
31 - Veini Vehvilainen
90 - Elvis Merzlikins

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