Blue Jackets at Lightning

BLUE JACKETS (10-16-2) at LIGHTNING (18-9-1)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Gustav Nyquist
Patrik Laine -- Jack Roslovic -- Yegor Chinakhov
Kirill Marchenko -- Cole Sillinger -- Kent Johnson
Liam Foudy -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Marcus Bjork
Tim Berni -- Erik Gudbranson
Jake Christiansen
-- Andrew Peeke
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Carson Meyer, Gavin Bayreuther, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Eric Robinson (undisclosed), Justin Danforth (torn labrum), Jakub Voracek (concussion), Zach Werenski (shoulder), Nick Blankenburg (broken ankle), Jake Bean (shoulder), Joonas Korpisalo (lower body)
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Nick Paul -- Steven Stamkos -- Alex Killorn
Ross Colton -- Anthony Cirelli -- Patrick Maroon
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Nick Perbix
Ian Cole -- Erik Cernak
Zach Bogosian -- Haydn Fleury
Brian Elliott
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Scratched: Cal Foote
Injured: Rudolfs Balcers (upper body), Mikhail Sergachev (hand)
Status report
Robinson will be a game-time decision; the forward did not participate in the Blue Jackets' morning skate Thursday. ... Tarasov will start for the first time since 34 saves in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Nov. 28. ... Boqvist, a defenseman, skated on an extra defense pair with Bayreuther. ... Sergachev will be a game-time decision after the defenseman blocked a shot during a 6-2 win against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. ... Elliott will start for the second time in eight games.