Blue Jackets at Avalanche

BLUE JACKETS (5-3-0) at AVALANCHE (4-4-0)
9 p.m. ET; ALT2, BSOH, ESPN+, NHL LIVE

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Boone Jenner -- Jakub Voracek
Gustav Nyquist -- Cole Sillinger -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Gregory Hofmann -- Jack Roslovic -- Yegor Chinakhov
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Alexandre Texier
Zach Werenski -- Jake Bean
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Gavin Bayreuther
Gabriel Carlsson -- Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched:Scott Harrington, Kevin Stenlund
Injured:Adam Boqvist (lower body), Dean Kukan (wrist), Emil Bemstrom (oblique)
COVID-19 protocol:Max Domi
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- J.T. Compher
Sampo Ranta -- Nazem Kadri -- Logan O'Connor
Darren Helm -- Tyson Jost -- -- Martin Kaut
Kiefer Sherwood -- Jayson Megna -- Jacob MacDonald
Bowen Byram -- Erik Johnson
Samuel Girard -- Kurtis MacDermid
Jack Johnson -- Ryan Murray
Jonas Johansson
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched:None
Injured:Pavel Francouz (ankle), Stefan Matteau (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (upper body), Mikko Rantanen (lower body), Devon Toews (shoulder), Andre Burakovsky (undisclosed), Cale Makar (upper body)
Status report
Boqvist, a defenseman, will miss his third straight game. .. Korpisalo makes his second straight start. ... Makar, a defenseman, and Burakovsky, a forward, were injured against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. ... Rantanen, a forward, will miss his third straight game. ... Sherwood was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. He and Bayreuther will each make their NHL debut. ... MacDonald, a defenseman, is expected to play forward because of injuries.