Blue Jackets at Hurricanes

BLUE JACKETS (0-0-0) at HURRICANES (0-0-0)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Patrik Laine
Yegor Chinakhov -- Jack Roslovic -- Jakub Voracek
Gustav Nyquist -- Cole Sillinger -- Justin Danforth
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski -- Adam Boqvist
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Daniil Tarasov
Jet Greaves
Scratched: Liam Foudy, Nick Blankenburg
Injured: Elvis Merzlikins (illness), Joonas Korpisalo (hip)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Paul Stastny -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook
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Derek Stepan
-- Ondrej Kase
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan, Ethan Bear, Stefan Noesen
Injured: Max Pacioretty (Achilles tendon)
Status report
Gaudreau will make his Blue Jackets debut after signing a seven-year contract on July 13. ... With Merzlikins unable to play, Greaves was recalled on an emergency basis from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Wednesday and will back up Tarasov, who will make his fourth NHL start. ... Burns will make his Hurricanes debut after being acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks on July 13.