Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. Toronto
The Jackets come into this game having lost to the Florida Panthers last Sunday. It was a good game until the third period when Erik Gudbranson and Nick Cousins decided to spice things up a bit.
Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Johnny Gaudreau – Adam Fantilli – Justin Danforth
Yegor Chinakhov – Dmitri Voronkov – Kirill Marchenko
Patrik Laine – Cole Sillinger– Kent Johnson
Alexandre Texier – Sean Kuraly – Emil Bemstrom
Zach Werenski – Nick Blankenburg
Ivan Provorov – David Jiricek
Jake Bean – Andrew Peeke
Elvis Merzlikins/Spencer Martin
Scratches: Mathieu Olivier, Erik Gudbranson (suspension)
Game Notes
- Tonight marks the first of three games vs. the Maple Leafs this month.
- The Jackets have scored 32 first-period goals this season and are a +7 in goal diff.
- Columbus has 64 even-strength goals played 5v5.
- Blue Jackets defensemen have 29 points this season.
- CBJ rookies have 36 points in 30 games.
- Columbus is the only team with two rookies with 14 or more points on the season.
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on Bally Sports Ohio. As always, the legendary Jeff Rimer 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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