#### **BLUE JACKETS (12-25-2) at LIGHTNING (24-13-1)****Blue Jackets projected lineup**Johnny Gaudreau -- Kent Johnson -- Emil BemstromGustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik LaineEric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu OlivierLiam Foudy -- Cole Sillinger -- Kirill MarchenkoGavin Bayreuther -- Andrew PeekeTim Berni -- Erik GudbransonAdam Boqvist -- Marcus BjorkElvis MerzlikinsJet Greaves***Scratched:** Carson Meyer, Joonas Korpisalo****Injured:** Jakub Voracek (concussion), Nick Blankenburg (ankle), Boone Jenner (thumb), Yegor Chinakhov (ankle), Daniil Tarasov (upper body), Vladislav Gavrikov (hand)***Lightning projected lineup**Brandon Hagel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita KucherovAnthony Cirelli -- Steven Stamkos -- Alex KillornPat Maroon -- Nicholas Paul -- Ross ColtonVladislav Namestnikov -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey PerryVictor Hedman -- Zach BogosianIan Cole -- Erik CernakMikhail Sergachev -- Nick PerbixAndrei VasilevskiyBrian Elliott***Scratched:** Haydn Fleury, Cal Foote****Injured:** Rudolfs Balcers (upper body)***Status report**Gavrikov participated in the Blue Jackets' morning skate Tuesday, but will not play; the defenseman played 18:35 in a 1-0 loss at the Washington Capitals on Sunday. ... Korpisalo, a goalie, returned to Columbus to be with his wife for the birth of their child; Greaves was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League to back up Merzlikins. ... Hedman will return after missing a 4-2 loss at the Winnipeg Jets on Friday to be with his wife for the birth of the couple's second child. ... Vasilevskiy will make his fifth start in seven games.