Blue Jackets at Hurricanes

BLUE JACKETS (16-17-1) at HURRICANES (24-7-2)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Boone Jenner -- Gustav Nyquist
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Cole Sillinger -- Alexandre Texier
Max Domi -- Jack Roslovic -- Emil Bemstrom
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Yegor Chinakhov
Zach Werenski -- Adam Boqvist
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean -- Dean Kukan
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson, Gavin Bayreuther
Injured: Justin Danforth (left knee sprain), Daniil Tarasov (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Jakub Voracek
Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jesper Fast
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Martin Necas
Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Derek Stepan -- Steven Lorentz
Brady Skjei -- Tony DeAngelo
Ian Cole -- Brett Pesce
Brendan Smith -- Ethan Bear
Frederik Andersen
Jack LaFontaine
Scratched: None
Injured: Jordan Martinook (ankle)
COVID-19 protocol:Jaccob Slavin
Status report
Voracek, a forward, entered COVID-19 protocol Thursday. ... Texier was removed from COVID-19 protocol Thursday and is expected to play. ... Columbus coach Brad Larsen said several lineup spots are undecided. ... Bear will replace Slavin on Carolina's power play. ... LaFontaine will back up Andersen after signing with the Hurricanes on Sunday. ... Alex Lyon, a goalie, was reassigned to Chicago of the American Hockey League.