Columbus Blue Jackets (81 pts) vs. Washington Capitals (109 pts) Game Preview

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The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Washington Capitals play the first of back-to-back games this weekend, today at 12:30 PM.

The Blue Jackets survived another day after the Montréal Canadiens were beaten by the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.

Today, the CBJ and Caps will play the first game of a home-and-home back-to-back, and the Jackets need to win the games. The Canadiens play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, so if the Jackets can get past the Caps, and the Leafs can beat the Habs, the CBJ will survive until Sunday.

Just win, baby!

Blue Jackets Stats

Power Play - 19.7% - 22nd in NHL
Penalty Kill - 76.1% - 25th in NHL
Goals For - 247 - 11th - 3.17 GPG - 11th
Goals Against - 265 - 26th - 3.40 GPG - 27th

Capitals Stats

Power Play – 23.7% - 12th in NHL
Penalty Kill – 81.6% - 6th in NHL
Goals For - 280 – 1st – 3.59 GPG – 1st
Goals Against – 212 – 8th – 2.72 GPG – 9th

Series History vs. The Capitals

Columbus is 10-12-6 at home and 19-26-11 in 56 all-time meetings vs. the Capitals.
The Jackets are 8-9-4 in the last 21 games at Capital One Arena.

Who To Watch For The Capitals

Dylan Strome leads the team with 51 assists and 77 points.
Alex Ovechkin leads the Caps with 42 goals.
Charlie Lindgren is 19-13-3 with a SV% of .893.

CBJ Player Notes vs. Capitals

Boone Jenner has 12 points in 33 career games against Washington.
Zach Werenski has 9 points in 23 games.
Sean Monahan has 15 points in 22 games against the Capitals.

Injuries

Kevin Labanc (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve as of Feb. 21 and is out for the season (21 Games)
Elvis Merzlikins (upper body) has missed 1 game.

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 312

How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on ABC, ESPN+. Sean McDonough will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 93.3 The Bus, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.

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