Panthers at Blue Jackets

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

PANTHERS (2-0-0) at BLUE JACKETS (2-2-2)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Alex Wennberg -- Patric Hornqvist
Frank Vatrano -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Owen Tippett
Vinnie Hinostroza -- Noel Acciari -- Brett Connolly
MacKenzie Weegar -- Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling -- Anton Stralman
Keith Yandle -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Chris Driedger
Scratched:Ryan Lomberg, Noah Juulsen, Juho Lammikko
Injured:Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Nick Foligno -- Max Domi -- Cam Atkinson
Boone Jenner -- Alexandre Texier -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Mikhail Grigorenko -- Mikko Koivu -- Kevin Stenlund
Liam Foudy -- Riley Nash -- Eric Robinson
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Vladislav Gavrikov -- David Savard
Michael Del Zotto -- Dean Kukan
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched:Gabriel Carlsson, Scott Harrington, Jack Roslovic
Injured: Patrik Laine (upper body)
Status report
Koivu will make his Blue Jackets debut after coming off the NHL COVID-19 protocol list Jan. 23. He signed a one-year contract with Columbus on Oct. 10 after 15 seasons with the Minnesota Wild and replaces forward
Nathan Gerbe
, who was assigned to the taxi squad.

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