Blue Jackets at Rangers

BLUE JACKETS (23-42-7) at RANGERS (43-20-10)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson -- Jack Roslovic -- Lane Pederson
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Trey Fix-Wolansky
Liam Foudy -- Hunter McKown -- Emil Bemstrom
Tim Berni -- Andrew Peeke
Jake Christiansen
-- Adam Boqvist
Gavin Bayreuther -- Billy Sweezey
Michael Hutchinson
Jon Gillies
Scratched:None
Injured:Patrik Laine (triceps strain), Nick Blankenburg (ankle), Mathieu Olivier (lower leg), Elvis Merzlikins (lower body), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder)
Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Chris Kreider -- Vincent Trocheck -- Patrick Kane
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Motte
Niko Mikkola -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Harpur -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:None
Injured:Ryan Lindgren (upper body)
Status report
Sweezey was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Monday to take Blankenburg's spot in the lineup. Blankenburg, a defenseman, is week to week after he was injured during an 8-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. … Merzlikins, a goalie, was also injured against Montreal. He did not practice Monday and is day to day. Gillies was recalled from Cleveland on an emergency basis. … Lindgren, a defenseman, is expected to miss his third straight game and is day to day.