The Columbus Blue Jackets and Edmonton Oilers will face each other for the first time this season tonight at Nationwide Arena.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are back home tonight after a quick 1-game trip to Nashville.
The Jackets welcome the Edmonton Oilers into the friendly confines tonight and will try to halt the Oilers' modest 2-game winning streak. Edmonton has stumbled out of the gate and currently sits at 4-4-1 due to subpar goaltending and lack of scoring.
Edmonton is currently 29th in goals after scoring just 21 goals in their 9 games played, which equates to 2.33 goals scored per game. That doesn't seem possible with the players they have. Conversely, Columbus is 16th in the league in goals scored at 27, which is 3.85 goals per game. The universe seems upside down, doesn't it?
The Oilers' power play is also bad right now at 13%, with Columbus sitting one spot better than them in 26th. Edmonton also has the worst PK in the league at 60%, while the Jackets sit in 13th with a kill rate of 80%.
Edmonton currently sits 5th in the Pacific, 9th in the West, and 20th in the NHL.
Series History vs. The Oilers
- Columbus is 17-13-3-1 all-time vs. the Oilers at NWA.
- The CBJ are 8-3-0 in the last 11 games against Edmonton.
- The Jackets have won 4 of the last 5 games overall.
Who To Watch For The Oilers
- Connor McDavid has 8 points in 8 games this season.
- Leon Draisaitl has 7 points in 8 games.
- Goalie Calvin Pickard is 1-1 with a .852 save %. He beat the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night and made 24 saves.
- Stuart Skinner is 2-3 with a .890 save %. Skinner should be getting the start tonight against the Jackets.
CBJ Player Notes vs. The Oilers
- Sean Monahan has 25 points in 43 career games against Edmonton.
- Zach Werenski has 6 points in 10 games.
- Jordan Harris has 3 points in 3 games in his career against the Oilers.
Injuries
- Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (7 Games)
- Dmitri Voronkov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 4; (7 Games)
- Gavin Brindley (broken finger) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 3; (7 Games)
- Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (4 Games)
- Kent Johnson (upper body); (3 Games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 33
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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