Blue Jackets at Kings

BLUE JACKETS (35-33-6) at KINGS (39-27-10)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik Laine
Jakub Voracek -- Cole Sillinger -- Emil Bemstrom
Kent Johnson -- Justin Danforth -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Carson Meyer
Zach Werenski -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Adam Boqvist
Jake Bean -- Nick Blankenburg
Elvis Merzlikins
J-F Berube
Scratched: Dean Kukan, Gavin Bayreuther, Gabriel Carlsson
Injured: Alexandre Texier (hand), Boone Jenner (back), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body)
Kings projected lineup
Andreas Athanasiou -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor Arvidsson
Alex Iafallo -- Blake Lizotte -- Dustin Brown
Brendan Lemieux -- Rasmus Kupari -- Arthur Kaliyev
Alexander Edler -- Matt Roy
Jacob Moverare -- Sean Durzi
Olli Maatta -- Jordan Spence
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Gabriel Vilardi, Lias Andersson, Troy Stecher, Quinton Byfield, Austin Strand, Carl Grundstrom
Injured: Mikey Anderson (upper body)
Status report
Kuraly will return after missing two games in COVID-19 protocol. … Merzlikins will make his 11th straight start. ... Athanasiou will return after missing 17 games because of an upper-body injury. ... Byfield and Vilardi, each a center, will be a healthy scratch.