Blue Jackets at Stars

BLUE JACKETS (17-34-4) at STARS (30-14-12)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Kent Johnson -- Boone Jenner -- Kirill Marchenko
Liam Foudy -- Cole Sillinger -- Patrik Laine
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Lane Pederson -- Jack Roslovic -- Emil Bemstrom
Tim Berni -- Erik Gudbranson
Nick Blankenburg -- Andrew Peeke
Gavin Bayreuther -- Adam Boqvist
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Vladislav Gavrikov
Injured: Johnny Gaudreau (lower body), Gustav Nyquist (shoulder), Carson Meyer (oblique), Yegor Chinakhov (ankle)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Mason Marchment -- Radek Faksa -- Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Ty Dellandrea
Fredrik Karlstrom -- Luke Glendening -- Denis Gurianov
Miro Heiskanen -- Colin Miller
Ryan Suter -- Nils Lundkvist
Esa Lindell --
Jani Hakanpaa
Scott Wedgewood
Jake Oettinger
Scratched: Joel Hanley
Injured: Joel Kiviranta (lower body)
Status report
The Blue Jackets held an optional morning skate Saturday. ... Gaudreau, a forward, is day to day after being injured during a 3-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. ... Gavrikov, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch for a third straight game ahead of a possible trade. ... Wedgewood could start after Oettinger made 31 saves in a 2-1 shootout loss at the Minnesota Wild on Friday.