Columbus Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. Los Angeles
The Jackets come into this game after beating the Sharks in a crazy game on Saturday night/Sunday morning. This is game three of a four-game trip, and game two of the California trip that's been historically tough on the CBJ. The Jackets are 10-20-3 all-time in LA. Columbus will be looking for a little redemption after blowing a three-goal third-period lead back on December 5th against the Kings inside Nationwide Arena.
For those of you brave enough to stay up past 1 a.m. on a weekday, I salute you.
Projected Lineup
Johnny Gaudreau – Boone Jenner – Jack Roslovic
Yegor Chinakhov – Dmitri Voronkov – Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson – Cole Sillinger – Justin Danforth
Alexandre Texier – Sean Kuraly – Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski – Adam Boqvist
Ivan Provorov – Damon Severson
Jake Bean – Erik Gudbranson
Starter: Elvis Merzlikins
Scratches: Adam Fantilli (calf laceration), Emil Bemstrom, Andrew Peeke
Injuries - No Players are listed on Injured Reserve
- Patrik Laine (clavicle fracture-Dec. 14; NHL Player Assistance Program-Jan. 28); 17 games
- Adam Fantilli (calf laceration on Jan. 28); expected to miss 8 weeks; 3 games
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 184
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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