Blue Jackets at Lightning

BLUE JACKETS (36-36-7) at LIGHTNING (49-22-8)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Jakub Voracek
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eric Robinson -- Justin Danforth -- Emil Bemstrom
Kent Johnson -- Brendan Gaunce -- Carson Meyer
Zach Werenski -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Nick Blankenburg
Gabriel Carlsson -- Jake Bean
Elvis Merzlikins
J-F Berube
Scratched: Dean Kukan
Injured: Patrik Laine (upper body), Alexandre Texier (hand), Boone Jenner (back), Adam Boqvist (lower body), Sean Kuraly (broken toe)
Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Steven Stamkos -- Nikita Kucherov
Nick Paul -- Brayden Point -- Ross Colton
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Brandon Hagel
Patrick Maroon -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Zach Bogosian
Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Cal Foote
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched: None
Injured: Jan Rutta (undisclosed)
Status report
Jenner and Kuraly, each a center, will miss the final three games of the season, Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said Tuesday. ... Werenski will return after missing three games with an upper-body injury. ... Rutta, a defenseman, is not expected to be out long-term.