BLUE JACKETS (15-23-9) at CANUCKS (32-11-5)
10 p.m. ET; SN1, CITY, SNP, BSOH
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Cole Sillinger -- Yegor Chinakhov
Adam Fantilli -- Boone Jenner -- Jack Roslovic
Kent Johnson -- Dmitri Voronkov -- Kirill Marchenko
Alexandre Texier -- Sean Kuraly -- Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski -- Erik Gudbranson
Ivan Provorov -- Damon Severson
Jake Bean -- Andrew Peeke
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Emil Bemstrom, Mathieu Olivier, Nick Blankenburg
Injured: Adam Boqvist (upper body), Patrik Laine (clavicle)
Canucks projected lineup
Pius Suter -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Ilya Mikheyev -- Elias Pettersson -- Andrei Kuzmenko
Dakota Joshua -- Teddy Blueger -- Conor Garland
Nils Hoglander -- Nils Aman -- Sam Lafferty
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Ian Cole -- Tyler Myers
Nikita Zadorov -- Noah Juulsen
Thatcher Demko
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Linus Karlsson, Mark Friedman
Injured: Carson Soucy (hand), Phillip Di Giuseppe (lower body), Guillaume Brisebois (concussion)
Status report
Boqvist, a defenseman, was placed on injured reserve Saturday after getting hit in face with a puck while on the bench midway through the third period of a 5-2 win at the Calgary Flames on Thursday and is expected to be out through the All Star break; Gudbranson moves into his spot on the top pair and Peeke returns to the lineup after being scratched Thursday. … Laine, a forward out since breaking his clavicle Dec. 14, was sent back to Columbus after a setback in his recovery, according to coach Pascal Vincent. Laine had been skating with the team for more than a week and was expected to return before the end of the Blue Jackets' five-game road trip on Tuesday. … Roslovic left midway through the third period in Calgary after being hit face first into the boards but will play. ... Merzlikins will make his fourth start in five games. ... Blankenburg, a defenseman, was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League and will join the team in time for their game at the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. ... The Canucks will dress the same lineup they used in a 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. ... Demko is expected to make his 10th start in 13 games.
