The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
BLUE JACKETS (34-32-9) at SENATORS (41-29-6)
5 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, FDSNOH
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Kent Johnson — Sean Monahan — Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner — Adam Fantilli — James van Riemsdyk
Dmitri Voronkov — Cole Sillinger — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese — Sean Kuraly — Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Denton Mateychuk — Ivan Provorov
Jack Johnson — Erik Gudbranson
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Christian Fischer, Yegor Chinakhov, Jack Williams, Jake Christiansen, Damon Severson, Luke Kunin
Injured: None
Status report
Neither team will hold a morning skate. … Tarasov could start after Merzlikins made 22 saves in a 5-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
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Senators projected lineup
Claude Giroux — Tim Stutzle — Fabian Zetterlund
David Perron — Dylan Cozens — Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig — Shane Pinto — Michael Amadio
Matthew Highmore — Adam Gaudette — Angus Crookshank
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), Brady Tkachuk (upper body)
Status report
Tkachuk, a forward who has missed three straight games, is questionable. He has yet to resume skating since sustaining the injury March 30. … Ullmark could start after Forsberg made 40 saves in a 3-0 victory against the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
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