Blue Jackets at Bruins

BLUE JACKETS (32-31-5) at BRUINS (42-20-5)

Blue jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik Laine
Jakub Voracek -- Cole Sillinger -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Justin Danforth
Emil Bemstrom -- Brendan Gaunce -- Yegor Chinakhov
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Adam Boqvist -- Jake Bean
Dean Kukan -- Gavin Bayreuther
Elvis Merzlikins
J-F Berube
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson
Injured: Alexandre Texier (hand), Boone Jenner (back), Zach Werenski (upper body), Joonas Korpisalo (hip)
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk
Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Craig Smith
Nick Foligno -- Tomas Nosek -- Curtis Lazar
Hampus Lindholm -- Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Mike Reilly
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Josh Brown, Connor Clifton, Jack Studnicka, Marc McLaughlin, Anton Blidh
Injured: Jakub Zboril (knee)
Status report
Bayreuther, who had been scratched the past eight games, will play in place of Carlsson, a defenseman. … Merzlikins will make his fifth straight start. ... Foligno (lower body), Smith (illness) and Forbort (scratch) each will return after missing an 8-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.