Blue Jackets at Red Wings

BLUE JACKETS (12-27-2) at RED WINGS (18-15-7)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik Laine
Gustav Nyquist -- Kent Johnson -- Emil Bemstrom
Liam Foudy -- Boone Jenner -- Mathieu Olivier
Sean Kuraly -- Kirill Marchenko
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Nick Blankenburg -- Erik Gudbranson
Eric Robinson -- Adam Boqvist
Tim Berni
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Marcus Bjork , Gavin Bayreuther, Cole Sillinger
Injured: Yegor Chinakhov (ankle), Carson Meyer (oblique strain)
Red Wings projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Jonatan Berggren -- Andrew Copp -- Adam Erne
Robby Fabbri -- Joe Veleno -- David Perron
Oskar Sundqvist -- Michael Rasmussen -- Dominik Kubalik
Jake Walman -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Filip Hronek
Jordan Oesterle -- Olli Maatta
Ville Husso
Magnus Hellberg
Scratched: Robert Hagg, Pius Suter, Gustav Lindstrom
Injured: Filip Zadina (leg), Matt Luff (upper body), Mark Pysyk (Achilles)
Status report
Merzlikins will start after missing a 6-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday because of an illness. ... Jenner returns after missing 11 games with a thumb injury. ... Robinson is back in the lineup after missing five games with an upper-body injury. ... The Blue Jackets are expected to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Hronek will be a game-time decision with an upper-body injury; if he is not able to play, he would be replaced by Lindstrom, a defenseman. ... Husso will make his fifth start in six games.