Game #75 Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks
Here’s what you need to know.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks
Sunday, March 24, 2019 - 10:00 PM EST
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
TV: Fox Sports Ohio - Radio: WBNS FM
Opponent’s Blog: Nucks Misconduct
Columbus Blue Jackets, 40-30-4, 84 points, 5th Metro, 9th East
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Vancouver Canucks, 32-33-10, 72 points, 5th Pacific, 12th West
Player to Watch
Pierre-Luc Dubois
43.2% faceoff wins this season. Zero points in the month of March.
Something is wrong with Pierre-Luc Dubois, and it is dragging down the entire first line. Whether he is playing through an undisclosed injury, struggling to regain chemistry after being taken off the top line for a few games, or something else entirely, he must figure out a way to get his game going again for Columbus to have any chance at rallying down the stretch.
Jackets Notes
Credit to commenter BrightNSunny, but this says it all:
The Other Bench
Elias Pettersson can become the 31st player in NHL history to conclude a season leading all rookies in goals, assists and points.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 19, 2019
Last to do so: Artemi Panarin in 2015-16 (30-47—77 in 80 GP). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/NLnDvAQyCn
Also, via Nucks Misconduct:
2.75 points-per-60: Most among rookies with more than 150 minutes played at even-strength. It’s the highest-mark among rookies over the last three seasons, aside from 2017-18 when Tampa Bay’s Anthony Cirelli posted 2.88 points-per-60 at evens in just 18 regular season games.
44: Number of even-strength points that Elias Pettersson has. The franchise record was set by Ivan Hlinka when he posted 49 even-strength points as a 32-year-old rookie in 1981-82.
Season Series
12/11/2018 VAN 3 @ CBJ 2
03/24/2019 CBJ @ VAN
Stats
| Vancouver | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.73 (21) | GPG | 3.00 (14) |
| 3.03 (18) | GAPG | 2.93 (14) |
| 15.9% (26) | PP% | 15.3% (28) |
| 80.4% (18) | PK% | 84.2% (3) |
| 48.19% (23) | EV Corsi % | 49.93% (13) |
| 0.997 (18) | EV PDO | 0.998 (16) |
| Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat, 27 | G Leader | Cam Atkinson, 38 |
| Elias Pettersson, 37 | A Leader | Artemi Panarin, 51 |
| Elias Pettersson, 63 | P Leader | Artemi Panarin, 76 |
| Antoine Roussel, 118 | PIM Leader | Pierre-Luc Dubois, 60 |
| 17-13-5 | Home / Road | 20-14-2 |
| 5-4-1 | Last 10 | 4-5-1 |
Projected Lineups
| Artemi Panarin | Pierre-Luc Dubois | Cam Atkinson |
| Ryan Dzingel | Matt Duchene | Josh Anderson |
| Lukas Sedlak | Boone Jenner | Riley Nash |
| Alexander Wennberg | Brandon Dubinsky | Oliver Bjorkstrand |
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Markus Nutivaara | David Savard |
| Scott Harrington | Adam McQuaid |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
| Keith Kinkaid |
| Tanner Pearson | Bo Horvat | Loui Eriksson |
| Josh Leivo | Elias Pettersson | Brock Boeser |
| Markus Granlund | Adam Gaudette | Jake Virtanen |
| Tim Schaller | Jay Beagle | Tyler Motte |
| Alexander Edler | Alex Biega |
| Guillaume Brisebois | Troy Stecher |
| Ashton Sautner | Luke Schenn |
| Jacob Markstrom |
| Thatcher Demko |