Stars at Blue Jackets

STARS (4-1-1) at BLUE JACKETS (4-3-3)

Stars projected lineup
Jamie Benn -- Roope Hintz -- Denis Gurianov
Jason Dickinson -- Joe Pavelski -- Alexander Radulov
Andrew Cogliano -- Radek Faksa -- Blake Comeau
Nick Caamano --
Joel L'Esperance
-- Justin Dowling
Esa Lindell -- John Klingberg
Miro Heiskanen -- Jamie Oleksiak
Taylor Fedun -- Mark Pysyk
Jake Oettinger
Anton Khudobin
Scratched: Jason Robertson, Ty Dellandrea
Injured: Tyler Seguin (hip), Joel Kiviranta (lower body), Stephen Johns (post-traumatic headaches), Ben Bishop (knee)
COVID-19 protocol: Andrej Sekera
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Patrik Laine -- Alexandre Texier -- Cam Atkinson
Boone Jenner -- Jack Roslovic -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Mikhail Grigorenko -- Nick Foligno -- Max Domi
Eric Robinson -- Mikko Koivu -- Liam Foudy
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Vladislav Gavrikov -- David Savard
Michael Del Zotto -- Dean Kukan
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Gabriel Carlsson, Scott Harrington, Riley Nash
Injured: Kevin Stenlund (upper body)
Status report
Laine makes his Columbus debut after being acquired from the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 23 for center Pierre-Luc Dubois. Nash, a forward, comes out of the lineup for Laine. … L'Esperance replaces Dellandrea, a forward.