Pittsburgh has suspended Egor Zamula for failure to report to AHL Wilkes-Barre.
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Columbus Blue Jackets News
Heinen will make his Blue Jackets' debut on Saturday vs. Buffalo.
Mayo is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Buffalo on Saturday.
Werenski (lower-body) will return vs. Buffalo on Saturday.
Wood (lower-body) has been placed on IR and is considered week-to-week.
Goalie Start
Greaves will start vs. Buffalo on Saturday.
Heinen has been recalled from Cleveland (AHL).
Columbus acquired Heinen off of waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins last week and reported to the Cleveland Monsters (AHL). The 30-year-old NHL veteran of 579 career games has spent most of the season in the AHL, where he has 18 points (6G / 12A) in 13 games.
Werenski (lower-body) is expected to return on Saturday vs. Buffalo.
Werenski has not played since suffering a lower-body injury on December 20th, but will likely return from a two-week absence on Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres. The 28-year-old Werenski is having another outstanding season from the Blue Jackets' blueline, leading his team with 40 points (14G / 26A) through 35 games.
Smith is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Smith has been a regular for the Blue Jackets since making his debut several weeks ago, but did not play on Wednesday due to a lower-body injury and is expected to sidelined for an extended period. The 36-year-old defenseman is averaging 11:05 time-on-ice and has two assists in 15 games.
Pittsburgh has acquired Egor Zamula from Philadelphia for Philip Tomasino.
Zamula had been in and out of the lineup for the Flyers all season and he will hope to find more stability on the blueline with the Penguins. The 25-year-old defenseman averaged 14:02 time-on-ice and recorded one assist in 13 games with the Flyers.
Goalie Start
Greaves will start vs. New Jersey on Wednesday.
The Blue Jackets have repeatedly shown their lack of trust towards Elvis Merzlikins in recent weeks, and will do so again on Wednesday, turning to Greaves for the seventh time in the last eight games. The 24-year-old Greaves has been excellent lately, posting a 1.34 GAA and .949 SV% in his last three games (3-0-0). He has a 2.60 GAA and .909 SV% in 25 games this season (11-9-5). The Blue Jackets enter Wednesday's contest as -123 home favorites against a struggling New Jersey Devils team that was defeated 4-0 by the Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday.
Mayo is expected to draw into Columbus' lineup on Wednesday vs. New Jersey.
Brendan Smith (lower body) will not play on Wednesday, allowing Mayo to enter the lineup. Mayo played one game with the Blue Jackets earlier this season, but has spent most of the season in the AHL, where he has seven points (2G / 5A) in 19 games with the Cleveland Monsters.
Smith (lower-body) is expected to miss Wednesday's game vs. New Jersey and be out for a while.
Smith has been a regular for the Blue Jackets since making his debut several weeks ago, but will not play on Wednesday due to a lower-body injury. The 36-year-old defenseman is averaging 11:05 time-on-ice and has two assists in 15 games. Dysin Mayo will draw into the lineup as Smith's replacement.
Mayo has been recalled on an emergency basis from Cleveland (AHL).
Mayo played one game with the Blue Jackets earlier this season, but has spent most of the season in the AHL, where he has seven points (2G / 5A) in 19 games with the Cleveland Monsters. The Blue Jackets placed Isac Lundestrom on Injured Reserve in a corresponding move.
Aston-Reese will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup on Monday.
Line Change
Monahan (maintenance) will not play in Ottawa on Monday.
Monahan was a last minute scratch on Monday after taking full part in warmups. Zach Aston-Reese will draw into the lineup in his place.
Lundestrom is expected to miss one to two weeks with a lower-body injury.
Goalie Start
Greaves will start in Ottawa on Monday.
The Blue Jackets have repeatedly shown their lack of trust towards Elvis Merzlikins in recent weeks, and will do so again on Monday, turning to Greaves on back-to-back nights. The 24-year-old Greaves was solid in yesterday's 4-2 win over the New York Islanders, saving 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%). He has a 2.66 GAA and .907 SV% in 24 games this season (10-9-5).
Columbus has acquired Danton Heinen, a 2026 2nd round pick, and a 2027 3rd round pick for Yegor Chinakhov from Pittsburgh.
With healthy bodies returning to Pittsburgh's lineup, Heinen was placed on waivers with the intention of being assigned to the AHL, but has instead been sent to the Columbia Blue Jackets via trade. The 30-year-old Heinen has spent most of the season in the AHL, where he scored an impressive 17 points (6G / 11A) in 12 games with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Heinen cleared waivers and has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
With healthy bodies return to Pittsburgh's lineup, Heinen was placed on waivers and will be reassigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). Before being called up in November, Heinen was having a tremendous run at the AHL level, with 17 points (6G / 11A) in 12 games.