Columbus Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. Edmonton
The Jackets start a 5-game, 8-day road trip tonight in Edmonton. The McDavid-led Oilers always give the CBJ a hard time in Edmonton, but the Jackets have won three straight in the series and look to bring the Oilers streak to a halt.
Projected Lineup
Johnny Gaudreau – Cole Sillinger – Yegor Chinakhov
Adam Fantilli – Boone Jenner – Jack Roslovic
Kent Johnson – Dmitri Voronkov – Kirill Marchenko
Alexandre Texier – Sean Kuraly – Justin Danforth
Damon Severson – Adam Boqvist
Ivan Provorov – Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean – Erik Gudbranson
Starter: Merzlikins - Tarasov (backup)
Scratches: Mathieu Olivier, Emil Bemstrom, David Jiricek
Injuries
- Patrik Laine (clavicle fracture) is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 14 (Approx. 6 Weeks); 14 games - Laine is skating and on the extended road trip to Western Canada.
- Zach Werenski (ankle); is on Injured Reserve on Dec. 29 (Approx. 4-to-6 Weeks); 9 games - Werenski is also skating on the trip to Western Canada.
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 172
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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 FM with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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