BLUE JACKETS (5-6-2) at DUCKS (4-7-2)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, Victory+
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Yegor Chinakhov -- Sean Monahan -- Kirill Marchenko
Cole Sillinger -- Adam Fantilli -- Mikael Pyyhtia
Dmitri Voronkov -- Justin Danforth -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese -- Sean Kuraly -- Kevin Labanc
Zach Werenski -- Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen -- Damon Severson
Jack Johnson -- David Jiricek
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: James van Riemsdyk, Jordan Harris
Injured: Boone Jenner (upper body), Gavin Brindley (finger), Erik Gudbranson (upper body), Kent Johnson (upper body)
Ducks projected lineup
Frank Vatrano -- Trevor Zegras -- Troy Terry
Alex Killorn -- Leo Carlsson -- Ryan Strome
Brock McGinn -- Isac Lundestrom -- Robby Fabbri
Ross Johnston -- Mason McTavish -- Cutter Gauthier
Pavel Mintyukov -- Brian Dumoulin
Urho Vaakanainen -- Olen Zellweger
Jackson LaCombe -- Radko Gudas
Lukas Dostal
John Gibson
Scratched: Brett Leason, James Reimer
Injured: Cam Fowler (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... Gibson is a possibility to make his season debut after recovering from an appendectomy. He backed up Dostal on Friday. … Fowler, a defenseman, will be a game-time decision after missing a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Friday. ... McTavish did not practice Saturday because of an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision. ... Tarasov is expected to start after Merzlikins made 18 saves in a 5-2 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
