The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
BLUE JACKETS (28-22-8) at RED WINGS (30-22-6)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNDET
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Dmitri Voronkov — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner — Cole Sillinger — Kent Johnson
Zach Aston-Reese — Justin Danforth — Mathieu Olivier
James van Riemsdyk — Sean Kuraly — Joseph LaBate
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Denton Mateychuk — Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen — Damon Severson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Jack Johnson
Injured: Erik Gudbranson (upper body), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body), Sean Monahan (wrist)
Status report:
The Blue Jackets are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 5-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday and a 6-4 win against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
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Red Wings projected lineup
Marco Kasper — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Vladimir Tarasenko — J.T. Compher — Alex DeBrincat
Patrick Kane — Joe Veleno — Elmer Soderblom
Christian Fischer — Tyler Motte — Jonatan Berggren
Ben Chiarot — Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson — Albert Johansson
Erik Gustafsson — Justin Holl
Cam Talbot
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Christian Fischer
Injured: Jeff Petry (undisclosed), Andrew Copp (upper body), Michael Rasmussen (upper body)
Status report:
Rasmussen will miss his second straight game after the center was injured on a hit by Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras during a 5-4 overtime win Saturday.
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