Blackhawks at Blue Jackets

BLACKHAWKS (9-6-4) at BLUE JACKETS (8-7-4)

Blackhawks projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- Pius Suter -- Patrick Kane
Brandon Hagel -- Carl Soderberg -- Dominik Kubalik
Mattias Janmark -- Matthew Highmore -- Philipp Kurashev
David Kampf -- Ryan Carpenter
Duncan Keith -- Ian Mitchell
Calvin de Haan -- Connor Murphy
Nikita Zadorov -- Nicolas Beaudin
Adam Boqvist
Kevin Lankinen
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Collin Delia, Lucas Wallmark
Injured: Brent Seabrook (lower back), Andrew Shaw (concussion protocol), Jonathan Toews (illness), Lucas Carlsson (groin), Dylan Strome (concussion protocol)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Jack Roslovic -- Cam Atkinson
Mikhail Grigorenko -- Kevin Stenlund -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Boone Jenner -- Nick Foligno -- Alexandre Texier
Eric Robinson -- Riley Nash -- Max Domi
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Seth Jones
Gabriel Carlsson -- David Savard
Scott Harrington -- Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Matiss Kivlenieks
Scratched: Dean Kukan
Injured: Zach Werenski (lower body), Elvis Merzlikins (upper body), Michael Del Zotto (lower body)
Status report
The Blackhawks will have several game-time decisions, including Murphy, who has missed six games with a groin injury. … Chicago may dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Savard returns after missing one game with an illness. Del Zotto, a defenseman, will not play after being injured in a 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Saturday. ... Merzlikins, a goalie, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. He is week to week.