Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. NYI
Coming off of a total collapse against the LA Kings, the CBJ will be looking to solve Semyon Varlamov, who shut them out the last time the two teams met. But the Islanders had a collapse on Tuesday night as well, losing a 3-0 lead in the third, and then being beaten by the San Jose Sharks in OT.
Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Johnny Gaudreau – Boone Jenner – Justin Danforth
Yegor Chinakhov – Dmitri Voronkov – Kirill Marchenko
Emil Bemstrom – Adam Fantilli – Kent Johnson
Alexandre Texier – Sean Kuraly – Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski – Nick Blankenburg
Ivan Provorov – Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean – David Jiricek
Spencer Martin
Game Notes
- The Jackets announced that forward Patrik Laine and defenseman Erik Gudbranson didn't travel to New York with the team due to illness.
- Nick Blankenburg, Emil Bemstrom, and Jet Greaves all have joined the team after being called up from Cleveland.
- Nick Blankenburg will play.
- Emil Bemstrom will also play tonight.
- Cole Sillinger, Elvis Merzlikins, Adam Boqvist, Jack Roslovic, Damon Severson, and Daniil Tarasov are all on IR for the CBJ.
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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