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Columbus Blue Jackets Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Jason Newland
Oct 18, 2025
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The Tampa Bay Lightning visit Nationwide Arena for the first of two meetings in the Cannon City this season.

Columbus is 16-29-1-6 all-time, and 11-12-1-2 at home vs. the Bolts.
thehockeynews.comColumbus Blue Jackets (2 pts) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (4 pts) Game PreviewColumbus is 16-29-1-6 all-time, and 11-12-1-2 at home vs. the Bolts.

Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change 

Forwards

Dmitri Voronkov - Sean Monahan – Kirill Marchenko

Boone Jenner – Adam Fantilli – Kent Johnson

Cole Sillinger – Charlie Coyle – Mathieu Olivier

Zach Aston-Reese - Isac Lundeström – Yegor Chinakhov

Defense

Zach Werenski - Denton Mateychuk

Ivan Provorov - Damon Severson

Jake Christiansen - Dante Fabbro

Starter: Jet Greaves 

Scratches: None

Injuries - None on IR

  • Erik Gudbranson - Upper Body - Day to day
  • Miles Wood - Upper Body - Day to day

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 3

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 93.3 The Bus, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.

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