Game Preview #37 - Rocky Mountain Redemption?
Well, last night was the letdown to end all letdowns. The Jackets got completely dismantled by an inferior (at least on paper) team. Can they bounce back?
Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche
January 4th, 2015 - 8:00 PM EST
Pepsi Center - Denver, Colorado
Radio - WBNS 97.1 - TV - Fox Sports Ohio
Opponent's Blog: Mile High Hockey
Welp.
Hmm.
Words.
Words go here.
Another game tonight. Corsi Trolls. Crap fest last night.
Words.
Game.
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
(16-17-3, 35 Points; 5th division, 12th conference)
| Scott Hartnell | Ryan Johansen | Jeremy Morin |
| Matt Calvert | Brandon Dubinsky | Nick Foligno |
| Sean Collins | Alexander Wennberg | Jack Skille |
| Corey Tropp | Michael Chaput | Jared Boll |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Kevin Connauton | James Wisniewski |
| Fedor Tyutin | Dalton Prout |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Curtis McElhinney |
Colorado Avalanche
(15-15-8, 38 Points; 7th Division, 12th Conference)
| Gabriel Landeskog | Matt Duchene | Daniel Briere |
| Alex Tanguay | Ryan O`Reilly | Jarome Iginla |
| Maxime Talbot | John Mitchell | Nathan MacKinnon |
| Cody McLeod | Marc-Andre Cliche | Borna Rendulic |
| Jan Hejda | Erik Johnson |
| Nate Guenin | Tyson Barrie |
| Brad Stuart | Nick Holden |
| Semyon Varlamov |
| Reto Berra |
Season Series
01/04/15 - Columbus at Colorado
03/07/15 - Colorado at Columbus
Head to Head Stats
| Colorado | Columbus | |
| 2.45 (23) | GPG | 2.44 (24) |
| 2.92 (23) | GAPG | 3.19 (27) |
| 14.6% (25) | PP% | 24.6% (1) |
| 83.8% (9) | PK% | 78.5% (24) |
| Alex Tanguay, 12 | G leader | Nick Foligno, 17 |
| Tyson Barrie, 20 | A leader | Ryan Johansen, 22 |
| Alex Tanguay, 25 | Pts leader | Nick Foligno / Ryan Johansen, 33 |
| Cody McLeod, 85 | PIM leader | Dalton Prout, 53 |
| 9-8-3 | Home/Road | 7-8-1 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 7-2-1 |
| 1/2 vs. Edmonton, W 2-1 (SO) | Last Game | 1/3 @ Arizona, L 6-3 |