Monday, April 1, 2024 – 7:00 PM EDT
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
TV: Bally Sports Ohio; Radio: 97.1 FM
Opponent’s Site: Puck Yeti
Colorado Avalanche (47-21-6, 100 points, 2nd Central, 2nd West)
at
Columbus Blue Jackets (24-38-12, 60 points, 8th Metro, 16th East)
If we could win this one, that would be quite the April Fool’s joke!
Player to Watch
Mikko Rantanen
When these teams met just 10 days ago in Denver, Rantanen had 2 goals and 1 assist. He has an even 100 points on the season, joining his teammate Nathan MacKinnon in the century club. MacKinnon’s 127 leads the league, while Rantanen is 6th.
Jackets Notes
Justin Danforth practiced yesterday, so could return to the lineup tonight …. Boone Jenner and Elvis Merzlikins did not practice, and Jet Greaves has been recalled on an emergency basis … Blue Jackets prospect scored an insurance goal as Michigan beat Michigan State to earn a spot in the Frozen Four in two weeks.
Season Series
03/22/2024 CBJ 1 @ COL 6
04/01/2024 COL @ CBJ
Stats
| Colorado | Columbus | |
| 3.74 (1) | GPG | 2.84 (25) |
| 2.96 (12) | GAPG | 3.65 (31) |
| 24.9 (6) | PP% | 14.6 (31) |
| 82.3 (6) | PK% | 76.3 (26) |
| 52.3 (7) | 5v5 Shot Attempt % | 48.3 (22) |
| 52.1 (7) | 5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt % | 48.0 (23) |
| 9.5 (6) | 5v5 Shooting % | 8.9 (10) |
| 91.1 (19) | 5v5 Save % | 91.0 (20) |
| Nathan MacKinnon, 47 | G Leader | Boone Jenner, 22 |
| Nathan MacKinnon, 80 | A Leader | Johnny Gaudreau, 44 |
| Nathan MacKinnon, 127 | P Leader | Johnny Gaudreau, 55 |
| Josh Manson, 79 | PIM Leader | Erik Gudbranson, 72 |
| 18-14-5 | Home/Road | 14-18-5 |
| 8-1-1 | Last 10 | 2-6-2 |
Projected Lines
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Johnny Gaudreau | Dmitri Voronkov | Alex Nylander |
| Alexandre Texier | Cole Sillinger | Kirill Marchenko |
| Mathieu Olivier | Brendan Gaunce | Justin Danforth? |
| Carson Meyer | Mikael Pyyhtia? | James Malatesta |
| Zach Werenski | Damon Severson |
| Ivan Provorov | Jake Bean |
| Jake Christiansen | Erik Gudbranson |
| Daniil Tarasov |
| Jet Greaves |
Colorado Avalanche
| Jonathan Drouin | Nathan MacKinnon | Mikko Rantanen |
| Brandon Duhaime | Casey Mittelstadt | Artturi Lehkonen |
| Miles Wood | Ross Colton | Zach Parise |
| Andrew Cogliano | Yakov Trenin | Jean-Luc Foudy |
| Devon Toews | Cale Makar |
| Samuel Girard | Josh Manson |
| Jack Johnson | Sean Walker |
| Alexandar Georgiev |
| Justus Annunen |