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BLUE JACKETS (21-39-7) at DUCKS (22-36-10)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Patrik Laine
Kirill Marchenko -- Jack Roslovic -- Kent Johnson
Eric Robinson -- Cole Sillinger -- Emil Bemstrom
Liam Foudy -- Lane Pederson -- Mathieu Olivier
Nick Blankenburg -- Erik Gudbranson
Tim Berni -- Andrew Peeke
Gavin Bayreuther -- Adam Boqvist
Michael Hutchinson
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched:Elvis Merzlikins
Injured:Sean Kuraly (left oblique strain)
Ducks projected lineup
Brock McGinn -- Trevor Zegras -- Ryan Strome
Max Jones -- Mason McTavish -- Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano -- Isac Lundestrom -- Jakob Silfverberg
Max Comtois -- Derek Grant -- Brett Leason
Cam Fowler -- Scott Harrington
Simon Benoit -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Nathan Beaulieu -- Colton White
Lukas Dostal
John Gibson
Scratched: Sam Carrick, Jayson Megna, Nikita Nesterenko
Injured:Adam Henrique (knee), Jamie Drysdale (shoulder)
Status report
Merzlikins, a goalie, will be unavailable for a fourth straight game after returning to Latvia to be with his grandmother, who is seriously ill. Hutchinson will start after replacing Tarasov at 13:48 of the second period in a 4-1 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. ... Laine moved up to the top line with Gaudreau and Jenner during the second period against the Kings; Johnson replaced Laine on the second line and Bemstrom dropped from the top line to the third line. ... Dostal will make his second start since Feb. 27. ... Nesterenko, a forward, practiced with the Ducks on Thursday for the first time since he signed a two-year, entry-level contract through next season on Wednesday, but will not play. He completed his season with Boston College on Saturday and will need to work his way into the Anaheim lineup, coach Dallas Eakins said.