Tue 2/21/12 2:33 PM

Marc-Edouard Vlasic will play tonight wearing a full cage to protect swelling beneath his eye. Vlasic took a deflected puck to the face Sunday against Detroit. He stayed off the ice Monday, but made the trip to Columbus and practiced this morning with a full cage. Vlasic has 19 points (4 goals) this season, which is one more than he had in 2010-11. The 24-year-old is also a plus-18.