BLUE JACKETS (5-6-0) at STARS (7-5-1)
8 p.m. ET; CBJHN, Prime Video, CBJNHL
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Valeri Nichushkin — Adam Fantilli — Kent Johnson
Matthew Knies — Charlie Coyle — Mathieu Olivier
Sean Monahan — Cole Sillinger — Conor Garland
Danton Heinen — Ryan Lomberg
Zach Werenski — Damon Severson
Jake Christiansen — Denton Mateychuk
Dante Fabbro — Erik Gudbranson
Ivan Provorov
Jet Greaves
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Emil Andrae, Dmitri Voronkov, Luca Del Bel Belluz
Injured: Isac Lundestrom (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Tyler Seguin
Sam Steel — Wyatt Johnston — Mikko Rantanen
David Perron — Arttu Hyry — Jamie Benn
Joel Kiviranta — Justin Hryckowian — Colin Blackwell
Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley — Nils Lundkvist
Lian Bichsel — Tyler Myers
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: None
Injured: Kyle Capobianco (lower body), Radek Faksa (lower body), Oskar Bäck (finger), Matt Duchene (lower body)
Status report
Provorov is expected to make his season debut; he missed the Blue Jackets’ first 11 games with a lower-body injury. … Columbus likely will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen if Provorov is in the lineup. … Perron will make his Stars debut after the forward signed a one-year contract Oct. 16. … Lindell will return after missing five games with a lower-body injury.