BLUE JACKETS (21-19-7) at PENGUINS (22-14-10)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, SN-PIT
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Cole Sillinger — Adam Fantilli — Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner — Sean Monahan — Kent Johnson
Dimitri Voronkov — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese — Brendan Gaunce — Mikael Pyyhtia
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Ivan Provorov — Damon Severson
Egor Zamula — Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Jet Greaves
Scratched: Dysin Mayo, Danton Heinen, Jake Christiansen
Injured: Isac Lundestrom (lower body), Brendan Smith (knee surgery), Miles Wood (lower body), Mason Marchment (upper body), Denton Mateychuk (upper body)
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Egor Chinakhov — Tommy Novak — Evgeni Malkin
Anthony Mantha — Ben Kindel — Justin Brazeau
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari
Brett Kulak — Kris Letang
Parker Wotherspoon — Jack St. Ivany
Ryan Shea — Connor Clifton
Arturs Silovs
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves
Injured: Erik Karlsson (lower body), Rutger McGroarty (concussion), Caleb Jones (lower body), Filip Hallander (blood clot)
Status report
Aston-Reese and Zamula will enter the lineup after each was a healthy scratch for a 4-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday; Aston-Reese will come in for Heinen, a forward, and Zamula will replace Christiansen, a defenseman. … Merzlikins will start a second straight game after making 30 saves Thursday. … Silovs starting is the only expected change in the Penguins lineup from a 6-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.
