Avalanche at Blue Jackets

AVALANCHE (5-4-2) at BLUE JACKETS (3-8-0)
2 pm ET; NHLN, SN1, BSOH, ALT, SN NOW

Avalanche projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Artturi Lehkonen -- J.T. Compher --
Martin Kaut
Andrew Cogliano -- Alex Newhook -- Logan O'Connor
Dryden Hunt -- Mikhail Maltsev --
Jacob MacDonald
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Bowen Byram -- Josh Manson
Samuel Girard -- Erik Johnson
Pavel Francouz
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Darren Helm (undisclosed), Gabriel Landeskog (arthroscopic knee surgery), Valeri Nichushkin (wrist)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Patrik Laine
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Kent Johnson
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Mathieu Olivier
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Liam Foudy
Zach Werenski -- Nick Blankenburg
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Gavin Bayreuther, David Jiricek
Injured: Justin Danforth (torn labrum), Adam Boqvist (broken foot), Jakub Voracek (upper body)
Status Report
Korpisalo will make his first start of the season. He was the No. 3 goalie Friday but is no longer injured. … Nichushkin (wrist) will be a game-time decision. He was unable to play Friday. ... Voracek is day to day and will be replaced by Olivier.