Game Preview #65 - Underachievers Bowl
The Jackets and Avs go at it... with basically nothing on the line.
Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets
March 7, 2015 - 7:00 pm EST
Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio
Radio - WBNS 97.1 FM - TV - Fox Sports Ohio
Opponent's Blog: Mile High Hockey
Like I said yesterday, when the team's on the ice, I want them to play well and to win. In that regard, I thought last night's game was a great showing. Can't overstate how much Dubinsky means to the forwards, and I can't overstate how impressed I've been with Marko Dano in his second stint. I didn't expect him to have such a nose for the net, but he has shown an incredible knack for being in the right place at the right time, and burying his chances. Here's hoping this isn't a tease, and that he will continue to build on his work thus far.
We don't have the info on why, but Rene Bourque was added this morning via emergency recall, meaning someone up front has to be nicked up a bit and may not be able to go. No idea who that might be as of yet, but we should know more later.
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
(26-33-4, 56 Points; 7th division, 13th conference)
| Nick Foligno | Ryan Johansen | Cam Atkinson |
| Scott Hartnell | Alexander Wennberg | Marko Dano |
| Brandon Dubinsky | Artem Anisimov | Brian Gibbons |
| Corey Tropp | Mark Letestu | Jared Boll |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Fedor Tyutin | Dalton Prout |
| Justin Falk | Cody Goloubef |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Curtis McElhinney |
Colorado Avalanche
(28-25-11, 67 Points; 7th Division, 12th Conference)
| Gabriel Landeskog | Ryan O`Reilly | Cody McLeod |
| Jordan Caron | Matt Duchene | Jarome Iginla |
| Alex Tanguay | John Mitchell | Dennis Everberg |
| Marc-Andre Cliche | Joey Hishon | Daniel Briere |
| Nate Guenin | Tyson Barrie |
| Jan Hejda | Zach Redmond |
| Brad Stuart | Nick Holden |
| Semyon Varlamov |
| Reto Berra |
Season Series
COL - 0-1-0
CBJ - 1-0-001/04/15 - Columbus 4 at Colorado 3
03/07/15 - Colorado at Columbus
Head to Head Stats
| Colorado | Columbus | |
| 2.53 (23) | GPG | 2.53 (24) |
| 2.80 (24) | GAPG | 3.14 (26) |
| 12.9% (29) | PP% | 20.5% (8) |
| 83.9% (8) | PK% | 80.2% (23) |
| Jarome Iginla, 20 | G leader | Nick Foligno, 24 |
| Tyson Barrie, 30 | A leader | Nick Foligno / Ryan Johansen, 34 |
| Jarome Iginla / Gabriel Landeskog, 34 | Pts leader | Nick Foligno, 58 |
| Cody McLeod, 167 | PIM leader | Jared Boll, 93 |
| 11-12-8 | Road/Home | 12-18-2 |
| 6-4-0 | Last 10 | 2-7-1 |
| 3/4 vs Pittsburgh, W 3-1 | Last Game | 3/6 @ New Jersey |