Columbus Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. New York
The Blue Jackets and Rangers will play each two times this week, which means the Jackets will get two chances to break the Rangers win streak. Tonight will be their best chance since it's inside the friendly confines of Nationwide Arena.
The Jackets lost a tough one on Friday night against the Buffalo Sabres, and tonight they hope they'll get some puck love, as the puck did not bounce their way at all against the Sabres.
Projected Lineup
Johnny Gaudreau – Boone Jenner – Jack Roslovic
Yegor Chinakhov – Dmitri Voronkov – Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson – Cole Sillinger – Justin Danforth
Alex Nylander – Sean Kuraly – Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski – Adam Boqvist
Ivan Provorov – Damon Severson
Jake Bean – Erik Gudbranson
Starter: Elvis Merzlikins
Scratches: Adam Fantilli (calf laceration, out eight weeks as of Jan. 31), Alexandre Texier, Andrew Peeke
Injuries
- 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; 7 games
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 187
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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