Blue Jackets at Stars

BLUE JACKETS (12-8-0) at STARS (11-7-2)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Boone Jenner -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Max Domi -- Jack Roslovic -- Justin Danforth
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Alexandre Texier
Zach Werenski -- Jake Bean
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Gavin Bayreuther -- Andrew Peeke
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched:Scott Harrington, Gabriel Carlsson, Gregory Hofmann
Injured: Dean Kukan (wrist fracture); Patrik Laine (oblique strain); Joonas Korpisalo (illness)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Michael Raffl -- Jamie Benn -- Denis Gurianov
Joel Kiviranta -- Tyler Seguin -- Luke Glendening
Jacob Peterson -- Radek Faksa -- Alexander Radulov
Ryan Suter -- John Klingberg
Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen
Andrej Sekera -- Jani Hakanpaa
Jake Oettinger
Braden Holtby
Scratched:Joel Hanley, Anton Khudobin, Tanner Kero
Injured:None
Status report
Korpisalo is unavailable with an illness unrelated to COVID-19. Tarasov was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis and Merzlikins, who also has a non-COVID-19 illness, could back him up. ... The Blue Jackets activated forward
Emil Bemstrom
from injured reserve and assigned him to Cleveland. Bemstrom was sidelined seven weeks with a left oblique strain sustained in practice Oct. 12. ... Klingberg is expected to play after not practicing Wednesday because of a non-COVID-19 illness.