Game Preview #21 - Short Memories, Bounce Back
The Jackets need to put last night behind them and get ready for a big test tonight at home.
Blue Jackets vs. Predators - 7:00 PM
Game Faceoff
We don't know much about the lineup tonight, as the team got home around 2:00 AM and had no morning skate. We found out that David Savard's game misconduct was rescinded, and we also found out that Michael Chaput has been sent back to the AHL. I expect Sergei Bobrovsky to get both games at home this weekend.
Otherwise, I'm not going to spend much time breaking this one down. Nashville is good. They score. They still have Pekka Rinne. They still play fast and physical. They also probably remember those two pre-season games, which feel like ages ago. I feel about this game the way I felt about the St. Louis game, with the big difference being that the Jackets will be the ones with tired legs tonight.
They'll need to weather the storm early, and they'll need everybody going all out all game, as much as possible.
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
(7-13-0, 14 Points; 8th division, 16th conference)
| Boone Jenner | Ryan Johansen | Brandon Saad |
| Matt Calvert | Nick Foligno | Cam Atkinson |
| Scott Hartnell | William Karlsson | Rene Bourque |
| Kerby Rychel | Gregory Campbell | Josh Anderson |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Ryan Murray | Cody Goloubef |
| Fedor Tyutin | Kevin Connauton |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Curtis McElhinney |
Nashville Predators
(11-3-3, 25 Points; 3rd Division, 3rd Conference)
| Colin Wilson | Mike Fisher | James Neal |
| Filip Forsberg | Mike Ribeiro | Craig Smith |
| Miikka Salomaki | Calle Jarnkrok | Cody Hodgson |
| Gabriel Bourque | Colton Sissons | Austin Watson |
| Roman Josi | Shea Weber |
| Barret Jackman | Seth Jones |
| Mattias Ekholm | Ryan Ellis |
| Pekka Rinne |
| Carter Hutton |