Aaron Portzline: Have heard that Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson (ankle) is traveling with the team. He’s been skating the past few days. It’s not known if he will get back into the lineup.
Brian Hedger: Blue Jackets forward Alexander Wennberg is traveling with the team. He took a puck to the jaw area on Tuesday.
Forward Alexandre Texier (IR) has an upper-body injury and is not traveling with the team.
Bruce Garrioch: Ottawa Senators defenseman Nikita Zaitsev likely isn’t ready to return to the lineup tonight.