Columbus Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. San Jose
On Tuesday, the Blue Jackets dropped the first game of this four-game road trip against the Ottawa Senators. Now they're on the dreaded California trip that has not been kind over the years. The Jackets are 9-21-2 all-time in San Jose, but tonight they'll have the opportunity to finally get into double digits in wins playing in the Shark Tank.
Get your caffeine ready, it'll be 1 a.m. or later when this game ends.
Projected Lineup
Johnny Gaudreau – Boone Jenner – Jack Roslovic
Yegor Chinakhov – Dmitri Voronkov – Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson – Cole Sillinger – Emil Bemstrom
Alexandre Texier – Sean Kuraly – Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski – Adam Boqvist
Ivan Provorov – Damon Severson
Jake Bean – Erik Gudbranson
Starter: Elvis Merzlikins
Scratches: Adam Fantilli (calf laceration), Mathieu Olivier, 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: 181
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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