Game Preview #19 - How About We Try Not To Get Smoked This Time?
Tuesday sucked. Let's hope this game does not suck.
Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
November 21, 2014 - 7:00 pm EST
Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio
Radio - WBNS 97.1 - TV - Fox Sports Ohio
Opponent's Blog: Stanley Cup of Chowder
Welp. That last game? It's stink still lingers.
First of all, my apologies for the lateness and shortness of this preview. Couldn't be helped. Sometimes real life and jobs get in the way.
At any rate, the Jackets get a couple more guys back as Calvert and Skille draw in. Some other moves with Michael Chaput going to Springfield and Adam Cracknell moving to center on the fourth line. Interesting. Also, Kevin Connauton gets his first start as a Blue Jacket.
I don't know what to say about this. After Tuesday, anyone telling you they have any barometer on this team right now is just kidding themselves. One school of thought says they'll come out buzzing, looking to make amends. One other school of thought says they're a fragile team that can be broken early if they give up a quick goal.
Who the hell knows?
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
(6-11-1, 13 Points; 8th division, 15th conference)
| Boone Jenner | Ryan Johansen | Nick Foligno |
| Scott Hartnell | Artem Anisimov | Cam Atkinson |
| Matt Calvert | Alexander Wennberg | Jack Skille |
| Brian Gibbons | Adam Cracknell | Jared Boll |
| Jack Johnson | Dalton Prout |
| Jordan Leopold | David Savard |
| Kevin Connauton | James Wisniewski |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Curtis McElhinney |
Boston Bruins
(12-8-0, 24 Points; 4th Division, 6th Conference)
| Milan Lucic | David Krejci | Seth Griffith |
| Matt Fraser | Patrice Bergeron | Reilly Smith |
| Chris Kelly | Carl Soderberg | Loui Eriksson |
| Simon Gagne | Gregory Campbell | Daniel Paille |
| Dennis Seidenberg | Dougie Hamilton |
| Kevan Miller | Torey Krug |
| Matt Bartkowski | Joe Morrow |
| Niklas Svedberg |
| Tuukka Rask |
Season Series
11/21/14 - Boston at Columbus
12/27/14 - Boston at Columbus
01/17/15 - Columbus at Boston
Head to Head Stats
| Boston | Columbus | |
| 2.60 (19) | GPG | 2.44 (23) |
| 2.45 (10) | GAPG | 3.56 (30) |
| 21.6% (8) | PP% | 23.6% (4) |
| 78.7% (21) | PK% | 75.0% (26) |
| four tied, 5 | G leader | Nick Foligno, 9 |
| Patrice Bergeron, 10 | A leader | Ryan Johansen, 14 |
| Patrice Bergeron, 15 | Pts leader | Ryan Johansen, 20 |
| Milan Lucic, 33 | PIM leader | Jared Boll, 30 |
| 4-4-0 | Road/Home | 3-6-0 |
| 7-3-0 | Last 10 | 2-7-1 |
| 11/18 vs. St. Louis, W 2-0 | Last Game | 11/18 vs. Detroit, W 5-0 |