The Ottawa Senators take on the Columbus Blue Jackets today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SENATORS (42-29-6) at BLUE JACKETS (34-33-9)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, TSN5, RDS2
Senators projected lineup
Fabian Zetterlund — Tim Stutzle — Claude Giroux
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
Anton Forsberg
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Dennis Gilbert, Travis Hamonic
Injured: Nick Cousins (knee), Brady Tkachuk (upper body)
Status report:
The Senators will dress the same 18 skaters they used in a 4-0 win against the Blue Jackets on Sunday. … Cousins skated in a no-contact jersey Tuesday; the forward has not played since Jan. 25.
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Blue Jackets projected lineup
Boone Jenner — Sean Monahan — Kirill Marchenko
James van Riemsdyk — Adam Fantilli — Kent Johnson
Dmitri Voronkov — Cole Sillinger — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese — Sean Kuraly — Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Denton Mateychuk — Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen — Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Christian Fischer, Jack Williams, Damon Severson, Luke Kunin, Yegor Chinakhov, Jack Johnson
Injured: None
Status Report:
Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason did not confirm any lineup decisions other than Merzlikins starting, but based on the morning skate, Aston-Reese will go in for Chinakhov, a forward, and Christiansen will replace Jack Johnson on defense.
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