BLUE JACKETS (0-1-0) at AVALANCHE (0-1-0)

9 p.m. ET; BSOH, ALT

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Yegor Chinakhov — Sean Monahan — Kirill Marchenko

James van Riemsdyk — Adam Fantilli — Kevin Lebanc

Mikael Pyythia — Cole Sillinger — Kent Johnson

Zach Aston-Reese — Sean Kuraly — Mathieu Olivier

Zach Werenski — Ivan Provorov

Jake Christiansen — Damon Severson

Jack Johnson — Erik Gudbranson

Daniil Tarasov

Elvis Merzilkins

Scratched: Dylan Gambrell, Jordan Harris, David Jiricek

Injured: Justin Danforth (wrist), Dmitri Voronokov (upper body), Boone Jenner (shoulder), Gavin Brindley (finger)

Avalanche projected lineup

Nikolai Kovalenko — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen

Ross Colton — Casey Mittelstadt — Calum Ritchie

Miles Wood — Parker Kelly — Logan O’Connor

Ivan Ivan — Chris Wagner — Joel Kiviranta

Devon Toews — Cale Makar

Samuel Girard — Josh Manson

Calvin de Haan — Sam Malinski

Alexandar Georgiev

Justus Annunen

Scratched: John Ludvig, Oliver Kylington, Kaapo Kahkonen

Injured: Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Artturi Lehkonen (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Suspended: Valeri Nichushkin

Status report

Each team held an optional morning skate Saturday. … The Blue Jackets will dress the same lineup they used in a season-opening 3-2 loss at the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. … Drouin, a forward, is day to day after being injured during a season-opening 8-4 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. … Wagner was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Saturday and will center the fourth line.