Blue Jackets at Devils

BLUE JACKETS (24-45-8) at DEVILS (49-21-8)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson -- Jack Roslovic -- Liam Foudy
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Emil Bemstrom
Joona Luoto -- Josh Dunne -- Hunter McKown
Gavin Bayreuther -- Andrew Peeke
Tim Berni -- Adam Boqvist
Marcus Bjork -- Billy Sweezey
Michael Hutchinson
Jon Gillies
Scratched: None
Injured: Patrik Laine (upper body), Nick Blankenburg (ankle), Mathieu Olivier (leg), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Elvis Merzlikins (lower body), Jake Bean (shoulder), Zach Werenski (shoulder), Justin Danforth (shoulder), Lane Pederson (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier -- Erik Haula -- Jesper Boqvist
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Yegor Sharangovich
Kevin Bahl -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Brendan Smith, Nathan Bastian
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (hip), Curtis Lazar (lower body)
Status report
The Blue Jackets did not hold a morning skate Thursday. ... Hutchinson could start for the first time in three games. … Sharangovich is expected to replace Bastian, a forward. … Vanecek is expected to make his fifth start in six games.