PANTHERS (16-8-2) at BLUE JACKETS (9-15-5)
1 p.m. ET; BSFL, BSOH, NHLN, SN
Panthers projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Nick Cousins
Steven Lorentz -- Kevin Stenlund -- Ryan Lomberg
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola -- Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Uvis Balinskis
Anthony Stolarz
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Jonah Gadjovich, Dmitry Kulikov
Injured: None
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Justin Danforth -- Patrik Laine
Yegor Chinakhov -- Dmitri Voronkov -- Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson -- Adam Fantilli -- Emil Bemstrom
Alexandre Texier -- Cole Sillinger -- Sean Kuraly
Zach Werenski -- Nick Blankenburg
Ivan Provorov -- Erik Gudbranson
Jake Bean -- David Jiricek
Jet Greaves
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Mathieu Olivier, Andrew Peeke
Injured: Adam Boqvist (shoulder). Damon Severson (oblique), Jack Roslovic (ankle), Daniil Tarasov (knee), Elvis Merzlikins (illness), Boone Jenner (fractured jaw)
Status report
Stolarz makes his first start in three games. … Lorentz replaces Gadjovich, a forward, and Balinskis goes in for Kulikov, a defenseman. … Balinkis was a healthy scratch in nine of the past 10 games. His last game was Nov. 24. … Jenner, a center, was placed on injured reserve Saturday with a fractured jaw sustained Friday against the St. Louis Blues. He will be out an expected six weeks. … Laine and Gudbranson return from missing the past three games due to illness. … Sillinger (upper body) missed the past five games. … Greaves makes his second straight start and third of his NHL career. … Olivier, a forward, and Peeke, a defenseman, come out of the lineup as healthy scratches.
