Lines, Defensive Pairings, & Scratches For Tonight's Game vs. STL
The Jackets come into this game having been beaten down by the New York Islanders last night. They had yet another lead, and let it slip away. The Islanders poured it on in the second and third to bury the Blue Jackets.
Projected Lineup (subject to change) - Per the CBJ
Johnny Gaudreau – Boone Jenner – Justin Danforth
Yegor Chinakhov – Dmitri Voronkov – Kirill Marchenko
Emil Bemstrom – Adam Fantilli – Kent Johnson
Alexandre Texier – Sean Kuraly – Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski – Nick Blankenburg
Ivan Provorov – Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean – David Jiricek
Jet Greaves
Scratches: Patrik Laine (illness), Erik Gudbranson (illness)
Game Notes
- This is the CBJ's fifth back-to-back already this season. They will have 13 in total.
- The Jackets are in a stretch of 9 games in 15 days.
- The CBJ PK has fallen to 5th in the league.
- Columbus ranks 4th in the NHL in even-strength goals with 60. Three teams are tied with 61.
- The CBJ ranks 2nd in blocked shots with 521.
- CBJ rookies have 32 points in 28 games, that's second in the league.
- The Blue Jackets defensemen have 27 points in the last 12 games. They rank 4th in assists, and 7th in points.
- Johnny Gaudreau is two points from 700 for his career.
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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