BLUE JACKETS (19-30-10) at BLACKHAWKS (15-40-5)
8 p.m. ET; BSOH, NBCSCH
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Jack Roslovic
Yegor Chinakhov -- Dmitri Voronkov -- Kirill Marchenko
Alexandre Texier -- Cole Sillinger -- Alex Nylander
Justin Danforth -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski -- Adam Boqvist
Ivan Provorov -- Damon Severson
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Andrew Peeke
Injured: Adam Fantilli (calf), Patrik Laine (upper body), Kent Johnson (upper body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Ryan Donato -- Connor Bedard -- Phillip Kurashev
Colin Blackwell -- Jason Dickinson -- Joey Anderson
Nick Foligno -- Tyler Johnson -- Taylor Raddysh
Boris Katchouk -- Anthony Beauvillier -- Reese Johnson
Alex Vlasic -- Seth Jones
Kevin Korchinski -- Jaycob Megna
Isaak Phillips -- Louis Crevier
Arvid Soderblom
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Zach Sanford, Jarred Tinordi, MacKenzie Entwistle
Injured: Andreas Athanasiou (groin), Connor Murphy (lower body)
Status report
Merzlikins will start after Tarasov made 29 saves in a 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday … Tinordi, a defenseman, will not play for maintenance reasons, Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said. ... Soderblom will start after Mrazek started the past three games.
