Columbus Blue Jackets News

Greaves was tremendous in his previous outing, saving 28 of 29 shots (.966 SV%) in a commanding 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The 24-year-old Greaves has been a key contributor in helping Columbus get within reach of a Wild Card spot, posting an impressive 2.29 GAA and .914 SV% in his last 13 appearances (10-0-2). The Blue Jackets enter Thursday's contest as sizeable -216 home favourites against a New York Rangers team that has been outscored 10-4 in their last two games (0-2-0).

Gudbranson has been sidelined for a week due to an upper-body injury, but will return on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 34-year-old defenseman is averaging 17:51 time-on-ice and has three points (1G / 2A) in 21 games this season.

Gudbranson has been sidelined for a week due to an upper-body injury, but he could return on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 34-yer-old defenseman is averaging 17:51 time-on-ice and has three points (1G / 2A) in 21 games this season.

Greaves was stellar in his most recent outing, saving 18 of 19 shots (.947 SV%) in a 2-1 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, and will look to carry that momentum in Tuesday's contest against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 24-year-old Greaves has been a key contributor in the Blue Jackets' recent run to get themselves into playoff contention, posting a solid 2.40 GAA and .910 SV% in his last 12 appearances (9-0-2). The Blue Jackets enter Tuesday's contest as +115 home underdogs against a Hurricanes team that has scored four or more goals in five of their last six games (4-2-0).

Gudbranson has been sidelined for a week due to an upper-body injury, but he could return on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 34-yer-old defenseman is averaging 17:51 time-on-ice and has three points (1G / 2A) in 21 games this season.

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.