Can the Jackets get back to .500?
The Blue Jackets (2-3-0) host the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-0-1) at 7 p.m. ET at Nationwide Arena Saturday night.
Notes from morning skate
Lines
Brad Larsen said the team will go with the same lineup as Thursday's game. Embedded below is a tweet of what the lines looked like in morning skate.
#CBJ lines in morning skate:
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 22, 2022
Nyquist-Jenner-Gaudreau
Johnson-Roslovic-Voracek
Chinakov-Sillinger-Danforth
Robinson-Kuraly-Olivier
Werenski-Blankenburg
Gavrikov-Peeke
Bean-Gudbranson
Merzlikins
Tarasov
Update on Patrik Laine
Laine skated with the team but did not participate in line rushes.
Brad Larsen said "he's trending the right way" but did not have an update on him.
#CBJ forward Patrik Laine is on the ice with the team in morning skate. pic.twitter.com/KclNsGKbOv
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) October 22, 2022
Soundbites
Justin Danforth: "These are games that are easy to get up for."
Larsen on Chinakov's passing ability: "It just shows that he's not a one-trick pony. I still want him shooting the puck as much as possible because that shot's lethal."
Update from the Penguins
Head coach Mike Sullivan said forward Jake Guentzel is out for tonight's game and the Penguins will play with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
Per Mike Sullivan.
— Mark Scheig (@mark_scheig) October 22, 2022
Jarry starts.
Guentzel is out. No timeframe.
They are playing 7D.
Will the Jackets win their third-straight game or will Pittsburgh continue its hot start?
