The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
BLUE JACKETS (31-24-8) at DEVILS (34-25-6)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, MSGSN
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson — Boone Jenner — Mathieu Olivier
Luke Kunin — Justin Danforth — Yegor Chinakhov
James van Riemsdyk — Sean Kuraly — Zach Aston-Reese
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Denton Mateychuk — Ivan Provorov
Jake Christensen — Damon Severson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Christian Fischer, Jack Johnson, Jordan Harris
Injured: Cole Sillinger (upper body), Erik Gudbranson (upper body), Sean Monahan (wrist)
Status Report:
The Blue Jackets are expected to dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 7-3 win at the New York Rangers on Sunday.
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Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat — Dawson Mercer — Tomas Tatar
Erik Haula — Cody Glass — Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter — Curtis Lazar — Nathan Bastian
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce
Brian Dumoulin — Jonathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon — Dennis Cholowski
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Daniel Sprong, Justin Dowling, Kurtis MacDermid, Simon Nemec
Injured: Dougie Hamilton (lower body)
Status report:
Cotter will return after being a healthy scratch for a 3-1 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. … Tatar will begin the game on right wing on the second line, with Bratt moving down to the third line.
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