Blue Jackets at Canucks

BLUE JACKETS (14-11-1) at CANUCKS (12-15-2)

Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gregory Hofmann -- Boone Jenner -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Jakub Voracek -- Jack Roslovic -- Max Domi
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Alexandre Texier
Gustav Nyquist -- Cole Sillinger -- Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski -- Jake Bean
Andrew Peeke -- Vladislav Gavrikov
Gavin Bayreuther -- Gabriel Carlsson
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Yegor Chinakhov, Scott Harrington , Jake Christiansen
Injured: Dean Kukan (upper body), Patrik Laine (upper body), Adam Boqvist (upper body)
Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Jason Dickinson -- Bo Horvat -- Nils Hoglander
Vasily Podkolzin -- Elias Pettersson -- Conor Garland
Alex Chiasson -- Justin Dowling -- Tyler Motte
Quinn Hughes -- Noah Juulsen
Tucker Poolman -- Tyler Myers
Brad Hunt -- Kyle Burroughs
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Phillip Di Giuseppe
Injured: Travis Hamonic (lower body), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (undisclosed), Matthew Highmore (upper body), Brandon Sutter (illness), Brady Keeper (leg)
COVID-19 protocol: Juho Lammikko , Luke Schenn
Status report
Laine practiced Monday for the first time since sustaining an oblique strain Nov. 3; there is no timeline for the forward's return to the lineup. ... The Canucks canceled their morning skate after placing Schenn, a defenseman, and Lammikko, a center, in COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. ... Di Giuseppe, a forward, was recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. ... Hamonic, a defenseman who left in a 2-1 shootout win against the Boston Bruins on Dec. 8, was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday.