Bruins at Blue Jackets

BRUINS (43-20-5) at BLUE JACKETS (32-32-5)

Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk
Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Craig Smith
Nick Foligno -- Tomas Nosek -- Curtis Lazar
Hampus Lindholm -- Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Brandon Carlo
Josh Brown -- Mike Reilly
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched:Connor Clifton, Jack Studnicka, Marc McLaughlin, Anton Blidh
Injured:Jakub Zboril (knee), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik Laine
Jakub Voracek -- Cole Sillinger -- Emil Bemstrom
Justin Danforth -- Sean Kuraly -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eric Robinson -- Brendan Gaunce -- Carson Meyer
Zach Werenski -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Jake Bean
Jake Christiansen -- Adam Boqvist
Elvis Merzlikins
J-F Berube
Scratched:Gabriel Carlsson, Dean Kukan, Gavin Bayreuther
Injured:Alexandre Texier (hand), Boone Jenner (back), Joonas Korpisalo (hip), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body)
Status report
Brown is back after missing one game with an upper-body injury and replaces Forbort. ... Werenski returns after missing three games with an upper-body injury. ... Christiansen was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Sunday. ... Meyer, an emergency call-up from Cleveland on Sunday, will make his NHL debut, replacing Chinakhov. ... Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen returns after missing three games while in NHL COVID-19 protocol. Assistant Steve McCarthy is in protocol for a fourth straight game and associate Pascal Vincent entered Monday.