The Columbus Blue Jackets open their season on the road tonight against the Minnesota Wild
The Columbus Blue Jackets get the 2024-25 season kicked off tonight against the Minnesota Wild.
It appears the Jackets will face goaltender Filip Gustavsson, who comes in with 52 career wins. His career save % is .912, and his GAA is 2.73.
The Blue Jackets start the season on the road for the first two games of the season. They'll travel to Colorado to face the Avalanche on Saturday. The CBJ will also start the season severely short-handed due to injuries. Captain Boone Jenner and Dmitri Voronkov will miss most of the season due to injury.
Series History vs. The Wild
- The CBJ are 32-26-1-7 all-time, and 13-16-0-5 in Minnesota.
- The Jackets are 2-1-3 in the last six games and have points in three straight.
- Columbus is 9-5-2 in the last 16 games played in Minnesota.
Who To Watch For The Wild
- Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with 96 points last season.
- Second-year defenseman Brock Faber had 47 points last season.
- Matt Boldy had 69 points.
CBJ Player Notes vs. The Wild
- Elvis Merzļikins is 2-0-2 with 2.85 GAA and .919 SV% in 4 career games vs the Wild. He's also 1-0-2 in three games in Minnesota.
- Sean Monahan has 14 points in 29 career games against the Wild.
- James van Riemsdyk has 11 points in 20 games, including 9 in his last 9.
Injuries
- Justin Danforth (wrist) is on the Injured/Non-Roster List.
- Jordan Dumais (lower body) is on Injured/Non-Roster List.
- Max McCue (lower body) is on Injured/Non-Roster List.
- Boone Jenner (upper body) is on Injured Reserve.
- Dmitri Voronkov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve.
- Gavin Brindley (broken finger) is on Injured Reserve.
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 0
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on Bally Sports Ohio. 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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