Columbus Blue Jackets News

Gudbranson exited Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings after only 5:02 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury and will remain sidelined on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 34-yer-old defenseman is averaging 17:51 time-on-ice and has three points (1G / 2A) in 21 games this season.

Voronkov has been sidelined for the last week, but will re-enter the lineup on Thursday against the Florida Panthers. The 25-year-old forward has 32 points (17G / 15A) in 61 games this season, but has zero points in his last seven games.

After a brief stint of excellent play following Rick Bowness taking over as the Head Coach of the Blue Jackets, Merzlikins has returned to his now-predictable, less-than-stellar play. That said, the 31-year-old Latvian goalie has been on the right side of some unspectacular performances, winning five of his last seven starts (5-1-1) while posting a 2.66 GAA and .891 SV%. The Blue Jackets enter Thursday's contest as -112 road favourites against the Florida Panthers, whom they defeated 4-2 one week ago.

Heinen will re-enter the Jackets lineup on Tuesday in place of the scratched Miles Wood. Heinen has appeared in 29 games this season, registering three goals and two assists.

Wood will take a seat on Tuesday in favour of Danton Heinen. Wood has appeared in 44 games for the Blue Jackets this season, tallying six goals and eight assists.

With Erik Gudbranson (lower body) sidelined, Christiansen will re-enter the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 26-year-old Christiansen has only played one game since the beginning of February. He is averaging 10:15 time-on-ice and has two assists in 33 games this season.

After a string of high-quality efforts in six starts heading into the Olympic break (5-1-0), posting an excellent 2.03 GAA and .925 SV%, Merzlikins has returned to predictably unreliable performance between the pipes, posting a dreadful 3.79 GAA and .850 SV% in three games (1-1-1) since returning from the league stoppage. Merzlikins and the Blue Jackets have a tough challenge ahead of them on Tuesday, entering the action as significant +208 road underdogs against a Tampa Bay Lightning team that scored 12 goals in their last two games (1-1-0).

Gudbranson exited Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings after only 5:02 time-on-ice due to a lower-body injury and will remain sidelined on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 34-yer-old defenseman is averaging 17:51 time-on-ice and has three points (1G / 2A) in 21 games this season.

Gudbranson suffered the injury in the first period of Monday's game and was unable to return. We should get an update on his status ahead of Columbus' game in Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Dante Fabbro will return from a lower-body injury on Monday against the Los Angeles Kings, sending Zamula to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old Zamula is averaging 13:45 time-on-ice and has two assists in 14 games with Columbus this season.

Fabbro has been sidelined for two games due to a lower-body injury but will re-enter the lineup on Monday against the Los Angeles Kings, replacing Egor Zamula. The 27-year-old Fabbro is averaging 15:59 time-on-ice and has nine points (4G / 5A) in 54 games this season.

After a brief stint where Elvis Merzlikins was the top-performing goalie for the Blue Jackets, Greaves seems to have reclaimed the designation after several solid performances. The 24-year-old Greaves saved 26 of 28 shots (.929 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers, and has a 2.25 GAA and .915 SV% in his last four outings (4-0-1). The Blue Jackets enter the action on Monday as -143 home favourites against a Los Angeles Kings team that has lost two of its last three games (1-2-0).