Game Preview #56 – Which Way Are We Headed?

Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

February 17th, 2015 – 7:00 PM EST
CONSOL Energy Center – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Radio – WBNS 97.1 – TV – Fox Sports Ohio
Opponent’s Blog: PensBurgh

The Jackets next seven games before the trade deadline:

@Pittsburgh
@Montreal
@New York Rangers
vs. Buffalo
vs. Montreal
vs. New Jersey
@ Pittsburgh

So, the Jackets could be “expected” to win, what, two of those? Right now they’re smack in the middle of no-man’s land. Not close to the playoffs, not close to the top of the draft. Which way will this team choose to go? I suspect this upcoming schedule will help them make their decisions.

No lineup updates as of yet re: Nick Foligno, but there is some hope he’ll play. This is not the same Penguins lineup the Jackets hung on to beat in December. No mumps to be found.

Projected Lineups

Columbus Blue Jackets
(25-27-3, 53 Points; 6th division, 12th conference)

Pittsburgh Penguins
(32-16-9, 73 Points; 3rd Division, 6th Conference)

Season Series

PIT – 0-0-1
CBJ – 1-0-0

12/13/14 – Pittsburgh 3 at Columbus 4 (SO)
2/19/15 – Columbus at Pittsburgh
3/1/15 – Columbus at Pittsburgh
4/4/15 – Pittsburgh at Columbus

Head to Head Stats