Blue Jackets at Hurricanes

BLUE JACKETS (27-23-1) at HURRICANES (35-11-4)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Boone Jenner -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Jakub Voracek -- Cole Sillinger -- Yegor Chinakhov
Gustav Nyquist -- Sean Kuraly -- Max Domi
Brendan Gaunce -- Jack Roslovic -- Justin Danforth
Gabriel Carlsson -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Gavin Bayreuther -- Dean Kukan
J-F Berube
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Emil Bemstrom, Jake Christiansen
Injured: Alexandre Texier (hand), Jake Bean (lower body), Eric Robinson (lower body), Joonas Korpisalo (lower body), Zach Werenski (upper body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Seth Jarvis -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin Necas
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Steven Lorentz
Brett Pesce -- Jaccob Slavin
Brady Skjei -- Jalen Chatfield
Ian Cole -- Ethan Bear
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Derek Stepan
Injured: Tony DeAngelo (upper body), Brendan Smith (upper body)
Status report
Berube will make his fourth straight start; he made 39 saves in a 6-3 win at the Florida Panthers on Thursday. ... Merzlikins was activated from injured reserve Friday after missing three games with a lower-body injury and will dress as the backup. ... The Blue Jackets assigned goalie Jet Greaves to Cleveland of the American Hockey League. ... Werenski is expected to miss his second straight game. ... DeAngelo is expected to be out a month; Chatfield, who was recalled from Chicago of the AHL on Wednesday, will take his place in the lineup.