Blackhawks at Blue Jackets

BLACKHAWKS (12-18-5) at BLUE JACKETS (16-16-1)

Blackhawks projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- Jonathan Toews -- Brett Connolly
Dominik Kubalik -- Dylan Strome -- Patrick Kane
MacKenzie Entwistle -- Philipp Kurashev -- Kirby Dach
Jujhar Khaira -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Ryan Carpenter
Calvin de Haan -- Seth Jones
Caleb Jones -- Connor Murphy
Jakub Galvas -- Riley Stillman
Marc-Andre Fleury
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Kurtis Gabriel, Ian Mitchell, Kevin Lankinen
Injured: Reese Johnson (clavicle), Tyler Johnson (neck)
COVID-19 protocol: Brandon Hagel, Sam Lafferty, Erik Gustafsson, Jake McCabe
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Boone Jenner -- Gustav Nyquist
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Max Domi -- Jack Roslovic -- Emil Bemstrom
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Yegor Chinakhov
Zach Werenski -- Adam Boqvist
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean -- Dean Kukan
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson, Gavin Bayreuther
Injured: Justin Danforth (left knee sprain), Daniil Tarasov (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Alexandre Texier
Status report
McCabe, a defenseman, was placed in COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday. ... Galvas was recalled from the taxi squad and will make his NHL debut. … Lankinen, a goalie, was removed from COVID-19 protocol Monday. … Merzlikins will dress to back up Korpisalo after missing two games with a lower-body injury. ... The rest of the Blue Jackets lineup will be the same one they used in a 4-3 win against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. ... Korpisalo will make his fourth straight start.