Columbus Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Today's Game vs. Vancouver
The Blue Jackets are back home after losing to the Kraken on Saturday night. This will be the middle game of a three-game homestand, concluding on Friday against the New Jersey Devils. The Vancouver Canucks come into the game today on a five-game win streak. The CBJ will get a Canucks team that could be a bit tired. They sat around all day on Sunday stuck in Buffalo and took a bus to Toronto. They didn't leave until 7:35 pm, arrived at 8:30 pm, and will be expected to be a full go at 1 pm Eastern. This should be an interesting game.
Projected Lineup
Gaudreau-Sillinger-Chinakhov
Johnson-Fantilli-Bemstrom
Voronkov-Roslovic-Marchenko
Texier-Kuraly-Danforth
Severson-Boqvist
Provorov-Peeke
Bean-Gudbranson
Starter: Merzlikins - Martin (Backup)
Scratches: Tarasov, Jiricek, Olivier
Injuries
- Boone Jenner (fractured jaw) is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 9 (Approx. 6 Weeks); 14 games
- Patrik Laine (clavicle fracture) is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 14 (Approx. 6 Weeks); 12 games
- Nick Blankenburg (upper body) is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 19 (day-to-day); 10 games
- Zach Werenski (ankle); is on Injured Reserve on Dec. 29 (Approx. 4-to-6 Weeks); 7 games
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 165
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How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on Bally Sports Ohio. As always, the legendary Jeff Rimer will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 105.7 with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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