Blue Jackets at Devils

BLUE JACKETS (15-15-1) at DEVILS (13-16-5)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Boone Jenner -- Emil Bemstrom
Gustav Nyquist -- Sean Kuraly -- Max Domi
Eric Robinson -- Jack Roslovic -- Yegor Chinakhov
Jake Bean -- Adam Boqvist
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Dean Kukan -- Jake Christiansen
Joonas Korpisalo
J-F Berube
Scratched: Gregory Hofmann , Gabriel Carlsson
Injured: Justin Danforth (left knee sprain), Daniil Tarasov (lower body), Alexandre Texier (illness), Elvis Merzlikins (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Gavin Bayreuther , Zach Werenski
Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Jack Hughes - Janne Kuokkanen
Jimmy Vesey
-- Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt
Nolan Foote
-- Dawson Mercer --
Alexander Holtz
Marian Studenic
-- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
Ryan Graves -- P.K. Subban
Ty Smith -- Christian Jaros
Mackenzie Blackwood
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Mason Geertsen, Kevin Bahl , Jesper Boqvist
Injured:Miles Wood (right hip), Tyce Thompson (upper body), Dougie Hamilton (jaw)
COVID-19 protocol: Yegor Sharangovich , Pavel Zacha, Andreas Johnsson
Status report
Sillinger is a game-time decision after sustaining a lower-body injury in the third period of a 7-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. ... Christiansen will make his NHL debut after being recalled from the taxi squad. ... Defenseman Scott Harrington was assigned to the taxi squad. ... Hischier is expected to play after missing a 5-3 loss at the Boston Bruins on Tuesday because of a lower-body injury. ... Foote is expected to make his season debut. ... Vesey was removed from COVID-19 protocol Wednesday; Johnsson, a forward, was placed in protocol Thursday.