Columbus Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. Pittsburgh
Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change
Johnny Gaudreau – Boone Jenner – Alex Nylander
Alexandre Texier – Cole Sillinger – Kirill Marchenko
Mikael Pyyhtia – Dmitri Voronkov – Mathieu Olivier
James Malatesta – Brendan Gaunce – Carson Meyer
Zach Werenski – Damon Severson
Jake Bean – Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen – Erik Gudbranson
Starter: Elvis Merzlikins
Scratches: Adam Fantilli (calf laceration) Justin Danforth (concussion), Sean Kuraly (lower-body injury, week to week), Yegor Chinakhov (upper-body injury, day to day), Adam Boqvist (upper body)
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 (24 games)
- Kent Johnson (shoulder injury on Feb. 28); out the rest of the season (15 games)
- Justin Danforth (concussion on Mar. 7); out indefinitely (10 games) - He is skating
- Yegor Chinakhov (upper-body injury on Mar. 12); is day-to-day (8 games)
- Sean Kuraly (lower-body injury on Mar. 12); is week-to-week (8 games) - He is skating
- Adam Boqvist (upper-body injury on Mar. 14); out indefinitely (7 games)
- Alex Nylander (upper-body injury on Mar. 23); is day-to-day (2 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 257
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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