LIGHTNING (4-2-3) at BLUE JACKETS (3-4-2)
7 p.m. ET; BSSUN, BSOH
Lightning projected lineup
Alex Barre-Boulet -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos -- Nicholas Paul -- Conor Sheary
Tanner Jeannot -- Anthony Cirelli -- Brandon Hagel
Michael Eyssimont -- Luke Glendening -- Waltteri Merela
Victor Hedman -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Nick Perbix
Calvin de Haan -- Darren Raddysh
Matt Tomkins
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Haydn Fleury, Austin Watson, Zach Bogosian
Injured: Andrei Vasilevskiy (back), Tyler Motte (hand)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Jack Roslovic
Kent Johnson -- Adam Fantilli -- Emil Bemstrom
Dmitri Voronkov -- Cole Sillinger -- Kirill Marchenko
Alexandre Texier -- Sean Kuraly -- Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov -- David Jiricek
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Adam Boqvist, Andrew Peeke, Mathieu Olivier
Injured: Daniil Tarasov (knee), Patrik Laine (upper body)
Status report
Tomkins, a former Ohio State goalie, makes his second NHL start; Johannson had started the previous six games. … Marchenko, a healthy scratch the past two games, replaces Olivier, with coach Pascal Vincent rotating the forwards. ... Merzlikins will make his fifth start in six games.
