Columbus Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. Carolina
Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change
Johnny Gaudreau – Dmitri Voronkov – Alex Nylander
Alexandre Texier – Cole Sillinger – Kirill Marchenko
Mikael Pyyhtia – Justin Danforth – Gavin Brindley
James Malatesta – Sean Kuraly – Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski – Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov – Erik Gudbranson
Nick Blankenburg – David Jiricek
Starter: Jet Greaves
Scratches: Adam Fantilli (calf laceration), Yegor Chinakhov (upper-body injury, day to day), Adam Boqvist (upper-body), Boone Jenner, Daniil Tarasov, Jake Bean, Carson Meyer, Brendan Gaunce
Injuries
- Patrik Laine (clavicle fracture-Dec. 14; NHL Player Assistance Program-Jan. 28); 17 games (for injury)
- Adam Fantilli (calf laceration on Jan. 28); expected to miss 8 weeks (32 games)
- Kent Johnson (shoulder injury on Feb. 28); out the rest of the season (23 games)
- Yegor Chinakhov (upper-body injury on Mar. 12); is day-to-day (16 games)
- Adam Boqvist (upper-body injury on Mar. 14); out indefinitely (15 games)
- Jake Bean (broken hand on Apr. 4); out rest of season (5 games)
- Daniil Tarasov (upper-body injury on Apr. 4); is day-to-day (5 games)
- Carson Meyer (upper-body injury on Apr. 9); is week-to-week (2 games)
- Brendan Gaunce (upper-body injury on Apr. 11); is week-to-week (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 318
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 97.1 THE FAN with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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