Overview
- Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
- Multiple outlets project Carter Hart to start for Vegas and Jet Greaves for Columbus, with Hart in line for his third start in four games.
- The Blue Jackets intend to use the same 18 skaters as Thursday but with new combinations, including Denton Mateychuk moving to the top pair and Charlie Coyle centering Miles Wood and Cole Sillinger.
- Projected scratches list Jake Christiansen and Zach Aston-Reese for Columbus and Alexander Holtz, Dylan Coghlan and Reilly Smith for Vegas, while injuries sideline Erik Gudbranson and Mathieu Olivier for Columbus and Adin Hill, Jeremy Lauzon and William Karlsson for Vegas.
- Vegas enters at 15-6-9 for 39 points, while Columbus sits at 13-12-6 for 32 points.