Columbus Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. St. Louis
The Blue Jackets are 1-2-1 on this road trip, and it got even worse on Sunday night when the Jackets lost star rookie Adam Fantilli to an injury. Many feared the worst when he went down, but in the end, it was a skate blade that cut him. While we don't know the extent of the cut, it's been reported that he should be back for the all-star break return on February 10th.
Projected Lineup
Johnny Gaudreau – Boone Jenner – Yegor Chinakhov
Kent Johnson – Dmitri Voronkov – Kirill Marchenko
Alexandre Texier – Cole Sillinger – Jack Roslovic
Justin Danforth– Sean Kuraly – Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski – Andrew Peeke
Ivan Provorov – Damon Severson
Jake Bean – Erik Gudbranson
Starter: Elvis Merzlikins
Scratches: Adam Fantilli (Injury), Nick Blankenburg, Emil Bemstrom
Injuries
- Patrik Laine (clavicle fracture-Dec. 14; NHL Player Assistance Program-Jan. 28); 17 games
- Adam Boqvist (upper body) is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 25 (At least through the All-Star break); 2 games
- Adam Fantilli (leg)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 178
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.
Next Up: The All-Star Break. They will have 32 games remaining when they return.
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