GOLDEN KNIGHTS (8-4-0) at BLUE JACKETS (3-5-0)

7 p.m. ET; CBJHN, CBJNHL, SCRIPPS

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone

Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Alexander Holtz

Trevor Connelly -- Tomas Hertl -- Raphael Lavoie

Braeden Bowman -- Nic Dowd -- Marc Gatcomb

Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore

Jeremy Lauzon -- Rasmus Andersson

Noah Hanifin -- Dylan Coghlan

Carter Hart

Adin Hill

Scratched: Ville Heinola, Mitch Marner (personal)

Injured: Victor Olofsson (lower body), Parker Wotherspoon (upper body)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Valeri Nichushkin -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson

Matthew Knies -- Charlie Coyle -- Mathieu Olivier

Cole Sillinger -- Sean Monahan -- Conor Garland

Dmitri Voronkov -- Luca Del Bel Belluz -- Ryan Lomberg

Zach Werenski -- Damon Severson

Jake Christiansen -- Denton Mateychuk

Carson Soucy -- Erik Gubranson

Cam Talbot

Jet Greaves

Scratched: Danton Heien, Emil Andrae

Injured: Dante Fabbro (broken hand), Ivan Provorov (lower body), Isac Lundestrom (lower body)

Status report

Marner, a forward, will miss a second straight game due to the birth of his second child.

Nichushkin will move to the top line, replacing Knies, who takes Sillinger’s spot on the second line.

Soucy goes in Andrae, a defenseman. Talbot will start for the second time in three games.