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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Skate report
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After shutting out the Dallas Stars , Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves will stay in net against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jan. 24 at Nationwide Arena.
That means the Blue Jack ets (23-20-7) will ice the same lineup against the Lightning (32-13-4), who are 14-0-1 in their past 15 games after edging the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in a shootout to start a road back-to-back set Jan. 23 at United Center.
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Jonas Johansson (10-6-1) is expected to start for the Lightning, who didn't hold a morning skate at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets, who didn't practice Jan. 23, held a full skate at the Ice Haus rink. Prior to the opening face-off, another group of four Blue Jackets alumni will be honored in the fourth of five 25th Anniversary Night celebrations.
Forwards Cam Atkinson , Derek Dorsett and R.J. Umberger will join former goalie Pascal Leclaire for a luncheon with season-ticket holders before signing autographs at 6 p.m. on the main concourse. They'll also be honored prior to the game with a ceremonial puck drop.
Here are the projected lineups for the Blue Jackets and Lightning:
Oct 18, 2025; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets center Sean Monahan (23) looks to pass defended by Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) during the second period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-Imagn Images
Columbus Blue Jackets projected lineup vs Tampa Bay Lightning
FORWARDS
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17 Mason Marchment – 19 Adam Fantilli – 86 Kirill Marchenko
38 Boone Jenner – 23 Sean Monahan – 91 Kent Johnson
4 Cole Sillinger – 3 Charlie Coyle – 24 Mathieu Olivier
10 Dmitri Voronkov – 21 Isac Lundestrom – Danton Heinen
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
8 Zach Werenski – 9 Ivan Provorov
78 Damon Severson – 44 Erik Gudbranson
6 Egor Zamula – 2 Jake Christiansen
GOALIES
73 Jet Greaves
Scratched: F Brendan Gaunce , F Zach Aston-Reese , Dante Fabbro (lower body), D Denton Mateychuk (upper body)
Injured reserve:D Brendan Smith (ankle), F Miles Wood (lower body)
Tampa Bay Lightning projected lineup vs Columbus Blue Jackets
FORWARDS
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38 Brandon Hagel – 71 Anthony Cirelli – 86 Nikita Kucherov
93 Gage Concalves – 17 Dominic James – 59 Jake Guentzel
28 Zemgus Girgensons – 37 Yanni Gourde – 29 Pontus Holmberg
22 Oliver Bjorkstrand – 20 Nick Paul – 11 Jakob Pelletier
DEFENSE
90 J.J. Moser – 43 Darren Raddysh
51 Charle-Edouard D'Astous – 81 Erik Cernak
67 Declan Carlile – 7 Simon Lundmark
GOALIES
31 Jonas Johansson
Scratched: D Maxwell Crozier (illness), F Jack Finley
Injured reserve: C Brayden Point (lower body), D Victor Hedman (elbow), D Ryan McDonagh (undisclosed), D Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed).
Blue Jackets reporter Brian Hedger can be reached at bhedger@dispatch.com and @BrianHedger.bsky.social
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Skate report
