BLUE JACKETS (3-2-1) at CANADIENS (3-2-1)
7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, BSOH
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Jack Roslovic
Alexandre Texier -- Adam Fantilli -- Emil Bemstrom
Kirill Marchenko -- Cole Sillinger -- Justin Danforth
Dmitri Voronkov -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov -- David Jiricek
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Kent Johnson, Andrew Peeke, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Yegor Chinakhov (back), Daniil Tarasov (knee), Patrik Laine (upper body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Josh Anderson
Rafael Harvey-Pinard -- Alex Newhook -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Tanner Pearson -- Sean Monahan -- Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta -- Jake Evans -- Jesse Ylonen
Mike Matheson -- Justin Barron
Jordan Harris -- Johnathan Kovacevic
Arber Xhekaj -- Gustav Lindstrom
Samuel Montembeault
Jake Allen
Scratched: Joel Armia, Cayden Primeau
Injured: David Savard (broken left hand), Kaiden Guhle (upper body), Christian Dvorak (knee)
Status report
The Blue Jackets did not hold a morning skate. … Merzlikins will make his third straight start. … Voronkov will make his NHL debut and Johnson, a forward, will be a healthy scratch. … Montembeault will make his first start since Oct. 17. … Guhle, a defenseman, took part in the optional morning skate but is not ready to return and will miss his fourth straight game.
