BLUE JACKETS (23-37-12) at PENGUINS (31-30-10)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, BSOH
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Dmitri Voronkov
Alexandre Texier -- Cole Sillinger -- Kirill Marchenko
Mikael Pyyhtia -- Brendan Gaunce -- Mathieu Olivier
James Malatesta -- Tyler Angle -- Carson Meyer
Damon Severson -- Zach Werenski
Jake Bean -- Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen -- Erik Gudbranson
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: None
Injured: Adam Fantilli (calf), Patrik Laine (upper body), Justin Danforth (concussion), Sean Kuraly (lower body), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body), Adam Boqvist (upper body), Alex Nylander (upper body)
Penguins projected lineup
Drew O'Connor -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Reilly Smith -- Lars Eller -- Valtteri Puustinen
Jonathan Gruden -- Sam Poulin -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves -- Jack St. Ivany
Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: John Ludvig, Emil Bemstrom
Injured: Matt Nieto (knee surgery), Jansen Harkins (hand surgery), Noel Acciari (lower body), Jeff Carter (upper body)
Status report
Nylander, a forward, will miss a second straight game. ... Nedeljkovic will start for a third straight game. ... Carter was a full participant in practice Wednesday. The forward was a game-time decision Tuesday but missed his fourth straight game, a 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes. ... Smith is available, Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. He did not practice Wednesday to attend the birth of his child.
