Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Matthew Tkachuk
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Sam Reinhart
Givani Smith -- Colin White -- Nick Cousins
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Alex Lyon
Mack Guzda
Scratched: Casey Fitzgerald, Sergei Bobrovsky (non-COVID illness)
Injured: Patric Hornqvist (concussion), Sam Bennett (undisclosed)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Kirill Marchenko
Eric Robinson -- Kent Johnson -- Hunter McKown
Liam Foudy -- Sean Kuraly -- Emil Bemstrom
Joona Luoto -- Josh Dunne -- Justin Richards
Tim Berni -- Andrew Peeke
Gavin Bayreuther -- Billy Sweezey
Jake Christiansen
-- Marcus Bjork
Michael Hutchinson
Jon Gillies
Scratched: Adam Boqvist (illness)
Injured: Patrik Laine (upper body), Nick Blankenburg (ankle), Mathieu Olivier (leg), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Elvis Merzlikins (lower body), Jake Bean (shoulder), Zach Werenski (shoulder), Justin Danforth (shoulder), Lane Pederson (upper body), Jack Roslovic (upper body)
Status report
The Panthers are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 5-2 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. … Lyon will make his third straight start. ... Bennett, a center, will miss his seventh consecutive game. ... Dunne replaces Pederson, a center, who was injured in a 2-1 overtime loss at the Boston Bruins on Thursday. … Dunne was an emergency recall from Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Luoto, Bjork and Richards each was an emergency recall from the AHL Saturday. … Luoto and Richards each will make his Blue Jackets debut. ... Boqvist, a defenseman, misses a second straight game. … Roslovic, a center, was injured Thursday. ... Forward Trey Fix-Wolansky was reassigned to the AHL after oversleeping and missing a meeting, according to Columbus coach Brad Larsen. … The Blue Jackets had 15 skaters and five defensemen for their morning skate Saturday.
