The Nashville Predators take on the Columbus Blue Jackets today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
PREDATORS (27-39-8) at BLUE JACKETS (33-30-9)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNSO
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg — Ryan O’Reilly — Steven Stamkos
Michael Bunting — Fedor Svechkov — Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith — Michael McCarron — Zachary L’Heureux
Kieffer Bellows — Jakub Vrana
Brady Skjei — Nick Blankenburg
Marc Del Gaizo — Justin Barron
Andreas Englund — Spencer Stastney
Jordan Oesterle
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Matthew Wood
Injured: Jeremy Lauzon (lower body), Adam Wilsby (upper body), Roman Josi (upper body), Colton Sissons (lower body), Jonathan Marchessault (lower body)
Status report:
The Predators did not hold a morning skate. … Nashville is expected to dress the same 11 forwards and seven defensemen it used in a 2-1 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. … Saros could start after Annunen made 16 saves at Philadelphia.
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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 — Denton Mateychuk
Damon Severson — Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Jack Johnson, Christian Fischer, Yegor Chinakhov, James van Riemsdyk, Jack Williams, Jake Christiansen
Injured: None
Status report:
Fabbro will play after missing one game with an undisclosed injury and will replace Christiansen, a defenseman.
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