Hurricanes at Blue Jackets

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

HURRICANES (22-7-1) at BLUE JACKETS (15-13-1)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Nino Niederreiter -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jesper Fast
Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Jordan Staal -- Martin Necas
Steven Lorentz -- Derek Stepan -- Seth Jarvis
Jaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Ian Cole -- Ethan Bear
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen 
Scratched: Alex Lyon, Stefan Noesen
Injured: Jordan Martinook (ankle)
COVID-19 protocol: Brendan Smith
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Boone Jenner -- Jakub Voracek
Gustav Nyquist -- Sean Kuraly -- Alexandre Texier
Max Domi -- Jack Roslovic -- Emil Bemstrom
Eric Robinson -- Cole Sillinger -- Yegor Chinakhov
Zach Werenski -- Jake Bean
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Gabriel Carlsson -- Andrew Peeke
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Gregory Hofmann, Justin Danforth, Joonas Korpisalo
Injured: Dean Kukan (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Gavin Bayreuther, Oliver Bjorkstrand
Status report
Andersen was removed from NHL COVID-19 protocol Thursday and is expected to dress as the back up Saturday. ... Korpisalo, a goalie, and Robinson practiced Friday after clearing COVID-19 protocol.

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