Game #46 Preview: Blue Jackets try to stay red hot versus Devils
Can they win four in a row?
Tuesday, January 15, 2018 - 7:00 EST
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
TV: Fox Sports Ohio; Radio: 97.1 FM
Opponent’s Blog: All About the Jersey
Columbus Blue Jackets (27-15-3, 57 points, 2nd Metro, 4th East)
vs.
New Jersey Devils (18-20-7, 43 points, 6th Metro, 11th East)
The Blue Jackets look to extend their winning streak to four with a win over another Metro opponent.
Player to Watch
Kyle Palmieri
The right winger leads his team in goals and points, and scored twice last night against the Blackhawks.
Jackets Notes
The Jackets swept a run of three games in four nights last week. They had to play six games in ten days and earned 8 points in that span. In 15 games stretching back to December 13, the Jackets have a record of 11-3-1 ... Kole Sherwood and Gabriel Carlsson were returned to the Cleveland Monsters ... Will Bob or Korpi get the start in goal tonight? Bob got the win on Sunday, but Korpi was in goal for the big wins over Nashville and Washington ... Speaking of Washington, if the Capitals lose to the Predators tonight and the Jackets beat the Devils, then the Jackets will tie the Caps for first place in the Metro.
The Other Bench
Last night, the Devils beat the Blackhawks in a wild 8-5 game in which the teams combined for eight goals in the second period ... Defending Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall is still out with a lower body injury.
Season Series
12/20/2018 NJD 1 @ CBJ 2
12/23/2018 CBJ 3 @ NJD 0
01/15/2019 NJD @ CBJ
03/05/2019 CBJ @ NJD
Stats
| New Jersey | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.00 (14) | GPG | 3.29 (9) |
| 3.36 (26) | GAPG | 3.07 (21) |
| 18.6% (17) | PP% | 14.1% (28) |
| 85.4% (2) | PK% | 81.7% (10) |
| 48.61% (21) | EV Corsi % | 49.78% (16) |
| 99.0 (24) | EV PDO | 100.6 (10) |
| Kyle Palmieri, 22 | G Leader | Cam Atkinson, 26 |
| Taylor Hall, 26 | A Leader | Artemi Panarin, 33 |
| Kyle Palmieri, 38 | P Leader | Artemi Panarin, 50 |
| Miles Wood, 66 | PIM Leader | Josh Anderson, 42 |
| 5-15-3 | Home / Road | 13-8-2 |
| 6-4-0 | Last 10 | 7-3-0 |
Projected Lineups
| Artemi Panarin | Pierre-Luc Dubois | Cam Atkinson |
| Nick Foligno | Boone Jenner | Josh Anderson |
| Anthony Duclair | Alexander Wennberg | Kevin Stenlund |
| Oliver BJORKSTRAND | Lukas Sedlak | Riley Nash |
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Ryan Murray | Markus Nutivaara |
| Hott Scarrington | David Savard |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
| Marcus Johansson | Nico Hischier | Kyle Palmieri |
| Blake Coleman | Travis Zajac | Miles Wood |
| Jesper Bratt | Pavel Zacha | Brett Seney |
| Brian Boyle | Kevin Rooney | Drew Stafford |
| Andrew Greene | Damon Severson |
| Will Butcher | Sami Vatanen |
| Mirco Mueller | Ben Lovejoy |
| Keith Kinkaid |
| Mackenzie Blackwood |