The matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning is highly anticipated. Scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at The Spot, FDSNOH, both teams are bringing strong lineups and crucial updates.
Projected Lineups for Blue Jackets vs. Lightning
Columbus Blue Jackets Lineup
- Mason Marchment — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko
- Kent Johnson — Sean Monahan — Conor Garland
- Cole Sillinger — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier
- Isac Lundestrom — Boone Jenner — Miles Wood
- Zach Werenski — Damon Severson
- Ivan Provorov — Denton Mateychuk
- Dante Fabbro — Jake Christiansen
- Elvis Merzlikins
- Jet Greaves
Scratched: Dmitri Voronkov, Danton Heinen, Egor Zamula
Injured: Erik Gudbranson (upper body)
Tampa Bay Lightning Lineup
- Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Nikita Kucherov
- Jake Guentzel — Brayden Point — Gage Goncalves
- Zemgus Girgensons — Yanni Gourde — Pontus Holmberg
- Corey Perry — Connor Geekie — Oliver Bjorkstrand
- J.J. Moser — Declan Carlile
- Ryan McDonagh — Charle-Edouard D’Astous
- Victor Hedman — Steven Santini
- Andrei Vasilevskiy
- Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Emil Lilleberg, Darren Raddysh, Scott Sabourin
Injured: Erik Cernak (undisclosed), Dominic James (lower body), Nick Paul (lower body), Max Crozier (core muscle)
Status Report
Blue Jackets’ Erik Gudbranson will miss three consecutive games following an injury from a hit in a recent match against the Los Angeles Kings. Meanwhile, Lightning’s Erik Cernak is listed as day to day due to an injury received in a recent game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Additionally, Darren Raddysh is on bereavement leave after the death of his father. Although Nick Paul participated in the Lightning’s morning skate, he will miss his tenth consecutive game.
This showdown promises to bring excitement as both the Blue Jackets and the Lightning aim for crucial points in the standings.
