Blue Jackets at Avalanche

BLUE JACKETS (3-7-0) at AVALANCHE (4-4-1)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik Laine
Gustav Nyquist -- Boone Jenner -- Kent Johnson
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Liam Foudy
Zach Werenski -- Nick Blankenburg
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched:Mathieu Olivier, Gavin Bayreuther, David Jiricek
Injured:Justin Danforth (torn labrum); Adam Boqvist (broken foot)
Avalanche projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Nathan MacKinnon - Valeri Nichushkin
Artturi Lehkonen -- J.T. Compher - Mikko Rantanen
Andrew Cogliano -- Alex Newhook - Logan O'Connor
Dryden Hunt -- Mikhail Maltsev --
Jacob MacDonald
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Bowen Byram -- Josh Manson
Samuel Girard -- Erik Johnson
Alexandar Georgiev
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured:Darren Helm (undisclosed), Gabriel Landeskog (arthroscopic knee surgery)
Status report
Jenner was in the morning skate Friday after missing pracitce Thursday because of an illness. He's a game-time decision. ... Blankenburg, who has been out with an elbow injury since Oct. 23, is a game-time decision. He would most likely replace Jiricek. ... Korpisalo will back up Merzlikins. He has yet to play this season because of a hip injury. He could play Saturday. ... Nichushkin is a game-time decision because of a wrist injury. Coach Jared Bednar said Nichushkin did not feel as good as previous days and would be receiving treatment to try to play Friday.