The Blue Jackets and Penguins play for the second time this season. The next two games, however, will be in a house of horrors for Columbus.
The Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins will take the ice against one another tonight for the second time this season. The first game of the season series saw the CBJ blow the Pens out of Nationwide Arena by a score of 6-2.
But the next two games are in Pittsburgh, and that spells doom for the Jackets. Columbus hasn't won a game at PPG Paints Arena since November of 2015. They're also the worst road team in the league at 4-12-3, so this could be a long night.
The Pens come into this game having lost their last two games in OT and are 4-3-3 in their last ten. Despite Pittsburgh having a pretty pedestrian season based on their standards, their power play and penalty kill are both in the top 12, and they're also top 12 in goals scored. But, the CBJ score a lot of goals, and the Pens are dead last in the NHL in goals given up.
Could this be the night that the Jackets break this long losing streak?
The Penguins are currently 4th in the Metro, 8th in the East, and 19th in the league.
The Blue Jackets are 5th in the Metro, 10th in the East, and 21st in the league.
Series History vs. The Penguins
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Who To Watch For The Penguins
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CBJ Player Notes vs. The Penguins
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TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 157
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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