The Columbus Blue Jackets are on the road to take on the Edmonton Oilers.
Columbus Blue Jackets (14 pts) vs. Edmonton Oilers (16 pts) Game Preview
Columbus is 27-36-3-3 all-time, and 9-23-0-2 on the road vs. Edmonton.
Dean Evason told the media today that illness has taken hold of the CBJ. A few forwards were missing from the morning skate, and that the lineup won't be known until later.
Per Jeff Svoboda, Sean Monahan, Cole Sillinger, Miles Wood and Mathieu Olivier were missing from morning skate.
Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change due to illness
Forwards
Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli – Kirill Marchenko
Miles Wood - Sean Monahan - Kent Johnson
Cole Sillinger – Charlie Coyle – Mathieu Olivier
Boone Jenner - Luca Del Bel Belluz - Yegor Chinakhov
Defense
Zach Werenski - Denton Mateychuk
Ivan Provorov - Damon Severson
Jake Christiansen - Dante Fabbro
Starter: Jet Greaves
Scratches: Zach Aston-Reese, Isac Lundeström, Dysin Mayo
Injuries - Gudbranson on IR
- Erik Gudbranson - Upper Body - Missed 4 games - IR
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 16
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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