The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
BLUE JACKETS (33-29-9) at SENATORS (38-28-5)
7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN1, CITY, FDSNOH
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov — Sean Monahan — Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner — Adam Fantilli — Kent Johnson
Cole Sillinger — Justin Danforth — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese — Sean Kuraly — Luke Kunin
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Ivan Provorov — Damon Severson
Denton Mateychuk — Erik Gudbranson
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Jack Johnson, Christian Fischer, Yegor Chinakov, James van Riemsdyk, Jack Williams, Jake Christiansen
Injured: None
Status report
The Blue Jackets did not hold a morning skate following a 7-6 shootout win against the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. … Tarasov could start after Merzlikins allowed six goals on 37 shots Friday.
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Senators projected lineup
Claude Giroux — Tim Stutzle — Fabian Zetterlund
David Perron — Dylan Cozens — Drake Batherson
Brady Tkachuk — Shane Pinto — Ridly Greig
Matthew Highmore — Adam Gaudette — Michael Amadio
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven — Nikolas Matinpalo
Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Dennis Gilbert, Travis Hamonic
Injured: Nick Cousins (knee)
Status report
The Senators will dress the same lineup they used in a 4-3 win at the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. … Jensen did not take part in Ottawa’s morning skate Saturday, but will play. … Cozens and Pinto swapped lines. … Hamonic, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.
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