Captain Boone Jenner, second-leading scorer Kirill Marchenko and top-pairing defenseman Dante Fabbro all expected to play Saturday against Blackhawks.

Jenner, 31, has missed the first 56 games of the season after suffering a shoulder injury on October 4 and undergoing surgery on October 9. He has registered 192 goals and 172 assists for 364 points with 410 penalty minutes in 715 career games with the Blue Jackets since making his NHL debut in 2013-14.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will return from the 4 Nations Face-Off break with some extra reinforcements. Ahead of their return to action, the Blue Jackets announced that surging young forward Kirill Marchenko and captain Boone Jenner have been activated from injured reserve.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are getting healthy at the perfect time ahead of the National Hockey League stretch run.

Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner appears ready to make his season debut four months since having surgery to repair a shoulder injury. President of hockey operations and general manager Don Waddell said Friday that Jenner and fellow forward Kirill Marchenko had been activated off injured reserve.

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell has been pushing to add an impact forward who could help the team through its playoff push.

Head Coach Dean Evason gave a post-practice injury update today. The CBJ, minus Zach Werenski who is with Team USA, returned to practice today. Kirill Marchenko, Dante Fabbro, and Boone Jenner were all on the ice today for practice.

With the 4 Nations break nearly over, Boone Jenner, Kirill Marchenko and Dante Fabbro took part in the team's practice Wednesday