Penguins at Blue Jackets

PENGUINS (32-14-8) at BLUE JACKETS (27-24-1)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen -- Evgeni Malkin -- Kasperi Kapanen
Brock McGinn -- Jeff Carter -- Evan Rodrigues
Zach Aston-Reese -- Brian Boyle -- Dominik Simon
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mark Friedman -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Kasper Bjorkqvist
Injured: Mike Matheson (upper body), Jason Zucker (core muscle), Teddy Blueger (fractured jaw), Louis Domingue (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Jakub Voracek -- Boone Jenner -- Patrik Laine
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Max Domi -- Sean Kuraly -- Emil Bemstrom
Brendan Gaunce -- Cole Sillinger -- Justin Danforth
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Dean Kukan -- Adam Boqvist
Gabriel Carlsson -- Gavin Bayreuther
Elvis Merzlikins
J-F Berube
Scratched: Yegor Chinakhov
Injured:Alexandre Texier (hand), Jake Bean (lower body), Eric Robinson (lower body), Joonas Korpisalo (lower body), Zach Werenski (upper body)
Status report
Werenski, a defenseman, will miss his third straight game. ... Merzlikins was activated off injured reserve Friday after missing three games with a lower-body injury. ... Bemstrom replaces Chinakhov. He plays for the first time since Jan. 31 (10 games), missing the first six were while in NHL COVID-19 protocol. ... The Penguins did not hold a morning skate. ... DeSmith will start after Jarry made 27 saves in a 1-0 win against the New York Rangers on Saturday.