Columbus Blue Jackets (68 pts) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (74 pts) Game Preview
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning play for
the third and final time of the season tonight. Columbus is 1-1 vs. the
Lightning this season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning play for the final time this season tonight at Amalie Arena.
Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change
Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli – Kirill Marchenko
Yegor Chinakhov – Boone Jenner – 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
Starter: Elvis Merzļikins
Scratches: Jordan Harris, Jack Johnso, Cole Sillinger, Mikael Pyythia
Injuries
- Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16 (57 Games)
- Sean Monahan (upper body) is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 7 (19 Games)
- Kevin Labanc (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Feb. 21 (4 Games)
- Cole Sillinger is day-to-day with an upper body injury (1 Game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 258
Columbus To Activate Forward Yegor Chinakhov From Injured Reserve
The Blue Jackets will activate forward Yegor Chinakhov from injured reserve. He will play tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Chinakhov played in 21 games before suffering a back injury. In those 21 games, he scored 7 goals and had 14 points.
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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