The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
LIGHTNING (10-6-1) at BLUE JACKETS (7-9-2)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNSUN
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel — Anthony Cirelli — Gage Goncalves
Cam Atkinson — Conor Geekie — Mitchell Chaffee
Zemgus Girgensons — Luke Glendening — Michael Eyssimont
Victor Hedman — J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg — Nick Perbix
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Darren Raddysh
Injured: Nick Paul (undisclosed)
Status report
- Paul, a forward, will not play after being injured at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. “He will be out tonight so we will reevaluate him in Tampa when we get back,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said.
- Atkinson, who played with the Blue Jackets from 2011-21, is expected to play after being scratched the past three games.
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Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov — Sean Monahan — Kirill Marchenko
James van Riemsdyk — Adam Fantilli — Kent Johnson
Yegor Chinakhov — Cole Sillinger — Mathieu Olivier
Zachary Aston-Reese — Sean Kuraly — Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Jake Christiansen — Ivan Provorov
Jack Johnson — Damon Severson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Kevin Labanc, Jordan Harris
Injured: Boone Jenner (shoulder), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder)
Status report
- Kent Johnson returns after missing 14 games since sustaining a shoulder injury Oct. 17. Labanc, a forward, comes out.
- Jack Johnson goes in for Harris, a defenseman.
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