Blue Jackets at Ducks

BLUE JACKETS (35-34-6) at DUCKS (29-33-14)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik Laine
Jakub Voracek -- Cole Sillinger -- Emil Bemstrom
Kent Johnson -- Justin Danforth -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Carson Meyer
Zach Werenski -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Jake Bean -- Gavin Bayreuther
Elvis Merzlikins
J-F Berube
Scratched:Dean Kukan, Gabriel Carlsson, Nick Blankenburg
Injured:Alexandre Texier (hand), Boone Jenner (back), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body)
Ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Gerry Mayhew
Derek Grant -- Trevor Zegras -- Troy Terry
Sonny Milano -- Isac Lundestrom -- Zach Aston-Reese
Dominik Simon -- Sam Steel -- Sam Carrick
Cam Fowler -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Urho Vaakanainen -- Jamie Drysdale
Josh Mahura -- Andrej Sustr
John Gibson
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched:Vinni Lettieri, Max Comtois, Simon Benoit
Injured:Max Jones (upper body), Jakob Silfverberg (lower body), John Moore (upper body),
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... Merzlikins is expected to start his 12th straight game and third consecutive back-to-back set after making 36 saves in a 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Columbus coach Brad Larsen said Monday that he planned to start Merzlikins in the remaining games. ... Gibson will start after Stolarz made 27 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.