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Preseason Gamethread #7: Blue Jackets host Penguins

Thursday, October 3, 2024 – 7:00 PM EDT
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Streaming: BlueJackets.com; Radio: 97.1 FM

It’s the home finale for the preseason, as the Columbus Blue Jackets once again send out a mostly NHL lineup against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Expect some call-ups from Cleveland for tomorrow’s rematch in Pittsburgh.

Lineups

#CBJ lines this morning ahead of tonight's game vs. Pittsburgh.

Jenner-Monahan-Marchenko
JVR-Fantilli-Johnson
Voronkov-C. Sillinger-Chinakhov
Pyyhtia-Kuraly-Olivier

Werenski-Provorov
Christiansen-Severson
Johnson-Jiricek

Tarasov/Merzlikins— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) October 3, 2024

The most interesting thing here is the D pairs. Ivan Provorov moves over to the right side, which suggests the coaches weren’t sold with Damon Severson on the top pair and David Jiricek on the middle pair.