Blue Jackets at Kraken

BLUE JACKETS (15-31-3) at KRAKEN (28-15-5)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Patrik Laine
Kirill Marchenko -- Cole Sillinger -- Kent Johnson
Liam Foudy -- Jack Roslovic -- Emil Bemstrom
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Tim Berni -- Erik Gudbranson
Gavin Bayreuther -- Adam Boqvist
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Jake Christiansen , Lane Pederson
Injured: Gustav Nyquist (upper body), Nick Blankenburg (upper body), Yegor Chinakhov (ankle), Carson Meyer (oblique strain)
Kraken projected lineup
Brandon Tanev -- Alex Wennberg -- Jared McCann
Eeli Tolvanen -- Yanni Gourde -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Andre Burakovsky -- Ryan Donato -- Jordan Eberle
Daniel Sprong -- Morgan Geekie -- John Hayden
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak -- Will Borgen
Carson Soucy -- Cale Fleury
Philipp Grubauer
Martin Jones
Scratched: Max McCormick
Injured: Joonas Donskoi (upper body), Chris Driedger (lower body), Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed), Justin Schultz (undisclosed), Matty Beniers (upper body)
Status report
Christiansen, a defenseman, was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Saturday but is not expected to play ... Merzlikins is expected to start after Korpisalo made 29 saves in a 5-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. ... Nyquist, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Saturday. ... Pederson, a forward, was claimed off waivers from the Canucks on Saturday. ... The Kraken held an optional morning skate Saturday. ... Grubauer is expected to start after Jones made 33 saves in a 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames on Friday.