Thursday, March 28, 2024 – 7:00 PM EDT
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TV: Bally Sports Ohio; Radio: 97.1 FM
Columbus Blue Jackets (23-37-12, 58 points, 8th Metro, 16th East)
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Pittsburgh Penguins (31-30-10, 72 points, 7th Metro, 13th East)
The Blue Jackets have lost 5 straight. Not good! And sad. Pittsburgh has only won 4 of their last 15. Not good for them, but hilarious for everyone else! With 11 games to play, they are 9 points out of a playoff spot, with 5 teams to pass. A loss to the Jackets tonight or Saturday could be the final nail in the coffin.
This is the last chance this season to try to win in Pittsburgh, where the Jackets have not won since the Obama administration. Ohio native Alex Nedeljkovic will get the start in net for the Pens.
Daniil Tarasov starts in net for the Jackets. Alex Nylander will miss another game. Some new look lines, with Dmitri Voronkov finally getting some first line minutes, but on the wing: