GOLDEN KNIGHTS (8-4-0) at BLUE JACKETS (3-5-0)
7 p.m. ET; CBJHN, CBJNHL, SCRIPPS
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone
Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Alexander Holtz
Trevor Connelly -- Tomas Hertl -- Raphael Lavoie
Braeden Bowman -- Nic Dowd -- Marc Gatcomb
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Jeremy Lauzon -- Rasmus Andersson
Noah Hanifin -- Dylan Coghlan
Carter Hart
Adin Hill
Scratched: Ville Heinola, Mitch Marner (personal)
Injured: Victor Olofsson (lower body), Parker Wotherspoon (upper body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Valeri Nichushkin -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson
Matthew Knies -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier
Cole Sillinger -- Sean Monahan -- Conor Garland
Dmitri Voronkov -- Luca Del Bel Belluz -- Ryan Lomberg
Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson
Jake Christiansen -- Denton Mateychuk
Carson Soucy -- Erik Gubranson
Cam Talbot
Jet Greaves
Scratched: Danton Heien, Emil Andrae
Injured: Dante Fabbro (broken hand), Ivan Provorov (lower body), Isac Lundestrom (lower body)
Status report
Marner, a forward, will miss a second straight game due to the birth of his second child. … Nichushkin will move to the top line, replacing Knies, who takes Sillinger’s spot on the second line. … Soucy goes in Andrae, a defenseman. ... Talbot will start for the second time in three games.
