Blue Jackets at Panthers projected lineups

BLUE JACKETS (33-21-10) at PANTHERS (32-29-3)

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Blue Jackets projected lineup

Cole Sillinger — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko

Kent Johnson — Sean Monahan — Conor Garland

Mason Marchment — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier

Dmitri Voronkov — Boone Jenner — Isaac Lundestrom

Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro

Ivan Provorov — Denton Mateychuk

Damon Severson — Jake Christiansen

Elvis Merzlikins

Jet Greaves

Scratched: Miles Wood, Egor Zamula, Danton Heinen

Injured: Erik Gudbranson (higher physique)

Panthers projected lineup

Eetu Luostarinen — Evan Rodrigues — Sam Reinhart

AJ Greer — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk

Mackie Samoskevich — Tomas Nosek — Cole Reinhardt

Jesper Boqvist — Luke Kunin — Vinnie Hinostroza

Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola — Dmitry Kulikov

Donovan Sebrango — Mike Benning

Sergei Bobrovsky

Daniel Tarasov

Scratched: Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell

Injured: Uvis Balinskis (decrease physique), Brad Marchand (decrease physique), Seth Jones (collarbone), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (higher physique)

Status report

Gudbranson was injured throughout a 5-4 extra time loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday and didn’t journey to Florida; the defenseman might meet the workforce earlier than their sport at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness stated. … Verhaeghe won’t play after “something tightened up” throughout a 4-3 win in opposition to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, Panthers coach Paul Maurice stated; the ahead is predicted to return at the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. … Lundell won’t play for relaxation functions; the middle practiced Wednesday and was on the ice for Florida’s morning skate. … Balinskis, a defenseman, has a lingering damage after blocking a shot just a few weeks in the past and won’t play. … Benning was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League and can make his NHL debut. … Reinhardt will make his Panthers debut after being picked off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.