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Columbus Blue Jackets

4th in Metropolitan · 9th in Eastern Conference

@ Bruins

Thu, Feb 26 · 7:00 PM ET · Sportsnet Ontario, FanDuel Sports Ohio, NESN

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Injured

15

Cap on IR/LTIR

$56.22M

LTIR Relief

$0

Days Missed

711

Returning Soon

Zach Werenski

Zach Werenski

D · IR · Lower Body

$9.58M cap hit

✓Eligible to return

“Set to return Saturday”

Sean Monahan

Sean Monahan

C · DTD · Illness

$5.50M cap hit

✓Eligible to return

“Misses practice Wednesday”

Elvis Merzlikins

Elvis Merzlikins

G · DTD · Illness

$5.40M cap hit

✓Eligible to return

“Questionable to return”

Injury Report

PlayerStatus▲InjuryCap HitDaysReturn
Dante FabbroD
DTDLower Body$4.13M22Set to travel with team
Kirill MarchenkoRW
DTDLower Body$3.85M6Dealing with lower-body issue
Elvis MerzlikinsG
DTDIllness$5.40M35Questionable to return
Sean MonahanC
DTDIllness$5.50M6Misses practice Wednesday
Brendan GaunceC
OUTPersonal — Not Specified$775K68Won't play Thursday
Isac LundestromC
OUTLower Body$1.30M57Unavailable Monday
Mason MarchmentLW
OUTUpper Body$4.50M49Injury clarified
Denton MateychukD
OUTUpper Body$887K36Might be cleared later this week
Damon SeversonD
OUTIllness$6.25M42Not playing Tuesday
Miles WoodLW
OUTLeg$2.50M55Set to miss time
Erik GudbransonD
IRHip$4.00M90Remains out
Boone JennerC
IRUpper Body$3.75M81Not traveling on road trip
Mathieu OlivierRW
IRUpper Body$3.00M64Making progress in recovery
Brendan SmithD
IRLower Leg$800K47Undergoes surgery
Zach WerenskiD
IRLower Body$9.58M53Set to return Saturday

Upcoming Opponent Injuries

BOS@ BOS(Thu, Feb 26)

No notable injuries

NYIvs. NYI(Sat, Feb 28)

Sorokin (OUT)

NYR@ NYR(Mon, Mar 2)

Quick (DTD), Shesterkin (OUT)

NSHvs. NSH(Tue, Mar 3)

No notable injuries