Blue Jackets at Capitals

BLUE JACKETS (4-4-2) at CAPITALS (4-4-1)

7 p.m. ET; MNMT, BSOH

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Jack Roslovic

Dmitri Voronkov -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko

Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Emil Bemstrom

Alexandre Texier -- Sean Kuraly -- Justin Danforth

Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson

Ivan Provorov -- David Jiricek

Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson

Elvis Merzlikins

Spencer Martin

Scratched: Adam Boqvist, Andrew Peeke, Mathieu Olivier

Injured: Daniil Tarasov (knee), Patrik Laine (upper body)

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson

Sonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie

Anthony Mantha -- Connor McMichael -- Aliaksei Protas

Beck Malenstyn -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Matthew Phillips

Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson

Rasmus Sandin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk

Alexander Alexeyev -- Nick Jensen

Charlie Lindgren

Darcy Kuemper

Scratched: Hardy Haman Aktell, Lucas Johansen

Injured: Nic Dowd (upper body), Joel Edmundson (hand), Max Pacioretty (Achilles)

Status report

The Blue Jackets did not hold a morning skate Saturday. ... Merzlikins will make his sixth start in seven games. ... Columbus recalled Chinakhov from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Friday and assigned forward Kent Johnson to the AHL. … Gaudreau, who missed practice Friday for a personal matter, will play. … The Capitals held an optional morning skate Saturday. … Lindgren will start for the first time since making 31 saves in a 4-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the season-opener Oct. 13.