PANTHERS (2-2-2) at BLUE JACKETS (2-2-0)
6:15 p.m. ET; CBJHN, CBJNHL, SCRIPPS
Panthers projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sandis Vilmanis
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Reinhart -- Sam Lafferty
Bokondji Imama -- Lars Eller -- Garnet Hathaway
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Seth Jones
Dmitry Kulikov -- Radko Gudas
Akira Schmid
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Uvis Balinskis
Injured: Aleksander Barkov (knee), Brad Marchand (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (neck)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson
Valeri Nichushkin -- Sean Monahan -- Luca Del Bel Belluz
Cole Sillinger -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier
Dmitri Voronkov -- Danton Heinen -- Ryan Lomberg
Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson
Carson Soucy -- Denton Mateychuk
Jake Christiansen -- Erik Gudbranson
Cam Talbot
Jet Greaves
Scratched: Emil Andrae
Injured: Dante Fabbro (broken hand), Ivan Provorov (lower body), Isac Lundestrom (lower body), Conor Garland (illness)
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate following a 5-3 loss at the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. ... Schmid is expected to start; Markstrom exited at the end of the first period after allowing two goals on 11 shots. Coach Paul Maurice said afterward Markstrom experienced some tightness but it was “just standard stuff.” … Garland, a forward, will be a game-time decision; if he is unable to play, Del Bel Belluz will make his season debut. … Talbot will start for the second time in three games.
