Blue Jackets at Blackhawks

BLUE JACKETS (7-5-3) at BLACKHAWKS (6-5-4)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Jack Roslovic -- Cam Atkinson
Max Domi -- Kevin Stenlund -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eric Robinson -- Riley Nash -- Nick Foligno
Mikhail Grigorenko -- Boone Jenner -- Alexandre Texier
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Vladislav Gavrikov -- David Savard
Michael Del Zotto -- Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched:Gabriel Carlsson, Scott Harrington, Dean Kukan
Injured: Matiss Kivlenieks (lower body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- Pius Suter -- Patrick Kane
Mattias Janmark -- Dylan Strome -- Dominik Kubalik
Brandon Hagel -- Carl Soderberg -- Philipp Kurashev
Matthew Highmore -- David Kampf -- Reese Johnson
Duncan Keith -- Ian Mitchell
Calvin de Haan -- Lucas Carlsson
Nikita Zadorov -- Nicolas Beaudin
Kevin Lankinen
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Adam Boqvist, Collin Delia, Lucas Wallmark, Ryan Carpenter
Injured:Connor Murphy (right hip), Brent Seabrook (lower back), Andrew Shaw (concussion protocol), Jonathan Toews (illness)
Status report
Werenski will return after missing three games with a lower-body injury. ... Kivlenieks, a goalie, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 6. … The Blackhawks will dress a conventional lineup after playing the past two games with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. … Johnson is in for defenseman Madison Bowey, who was reassigned to the taxi squad. ... Carpenter, a forward, was removed from COVID-19 protocol Saturday.