COYOTES (7-6-2) at BLUE JACKETS (4-8-4)
7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, BSOH
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Barrett Hayton -- Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Michael Carcone -- Logan Cooley -- Jason Zucker
Liam O'Brien -- Alex Kerfoot – Travis Boyd
J.J. Moser -- Sean Durzi
Josh Brown -- Matt Dumba
Michael Kesselring -- Troy Stecher
Connor Ingram
Karel Vejmelka
Scratched: Milos Kelemen, Vladislav Kolyachonok
Injured: Travis Dermott (upper body), Jack McBain (undisclosed), Juuso Valimaki (upper body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner-- Patrik Laine
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Trey Fix-Wolansky
Alexandre Texier -- Sean Kuraly -- Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski -- Erik Gudbranson
Ivan Provorov -- Damon Severson
Jake Bean -- David Jiricek
Elvis Merzlikins
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Andrew Peeke, Adam Boqvist, Mathieu Olivier
Injured: Jack Roslovic (ankle fracture)
Status report
Valimaki did not make the trip. The defenseman was injured at 3:03 of the third period Tuesday after he was hit in the side of the face with a shot by Dallas Stars defenseman Jani Hakanpää. ... Kesselring will replace Valimaki. ... Kolyachonok was recalled from Tucson of the American Hockey League but the defenseman will not play. ... Fix-Wolansky was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. Forward Emil Bemstrom was sent to the AHL after he cleared waivers.
