#### **BLUE JACKETS (21-38-7) at KINGS (39-20-9)****Blue Jackets projected lineup**Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Emil BemstromKirill Marchenko -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik LaineEric Robinson -- Cole Sillinger -- Kent JohnsonLiam Foudy -- Lane Pederson -- Mathieu OlivierNick Blankenburg -- Erik GudbransonTim Berni -- Andrew PeekeGavin Bayreuther -- Adam BoqvistDaniil TarasovMichael Hutchinson***Scratched:** Elvis Merzlikins****Injured:** Sean Kuraly (left oblique strain)***Kings projected lineup**Quinton Byfield -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian KempeTrevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Viktor ArvidssonAlex Iafallo -- Blake Lizotte -- Gabriel VilardiCarl Grundstrom -- Rasmus Kupari -- Arthur KaliyevMikey Anderson -- Drew DoughtyVladislav Gavrikov -- Matt RoyAlexander Edler -- Sean WalkerPheonix CopleyJoonas Korpisalo***Scratched:** Zack MacEwen, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Jordan Spence****Injured:** Kevin Fiala (lower body), Sean Durzi (upper body)***Status report**The Blue Jackets will dress the same lineup they used in a 6-5 overtime win at the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. … Tarasov will make his second straight start. ... Merzlikins, a goalie, remains away from the team after traveling to Latvia to be with his seriously ill grandmother. … Gavrikov will play against Columbus for the first time since he and Korpisalo were traded to Los Angeles on Feb. 28. ... Copley and Korpisalo will alternate starts for the seventh consecutive game.
