Columbus Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. Tampa Bay
The Jackets schedule is not kind, and in fact it never is. Tonight is the first game back from the break, and then they hit the road until February 23rd. They play only 4 games in Columbus all month. Buckle up.
Injury Alert - Adam Boqvist has been activated off of IR.
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 - Adam Boqvist
Ivan Provorov - Damon Severson
Jake Bean - Erik Gudbranson
Starter: Elvis Merzlikins
Scratches: Fantilli, Bemstrom, 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; 1 game
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 180
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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