Blue Jackets at Lightning

BLUE JACKETS (12-25-2) at LIGHTNING (24-13-1)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Kent Johnson -- Emil Bemstrom
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Patrik Laine
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Liam Foudy -- Cole Sillinger -- Kirill Marchenko
Gavin Bayreuther -- Andrew Peeke
Tim Berni -- Erik Gudbranson
Adam Boqvist -- Marcus Bjork
Elvis Merzlikins
Jet 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 Kucherov
Anthony Cirelli -- Steven Stamkos -- Alex Killorn
Patrick Maroon -- Nick Paul -- Ross Colton
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Zach Bogosian
Ian Cole -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Nick Perbix
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian 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.