Game Preview: Carrying the Momentum
Columbus stole a win in Arizona. Can they win the second matchup against the Coyotes?
Arizona Coyotes @ Columbus Blue Jackets
Monday, December 5, 2016 - 7:00 EST
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
TV: Fox Sports Ohio; Radio: 97.1 WBNS FM
Game Faceoff
Columbus comes into this game on the heels of a win in Arizona on Saturday night. A win that Arizona will not be happy about letting slip through their fingers, as Mike Smith played out of his damn mind en route to a 57 save effort over the course of the game.
Tonight, Arizona will likely be looking for revenge for Saturday night. Columbus, which has been outstanding on home ice, looks to keep their mojo flowing.
According to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, the Blue Jackets have a chance to make history tonight. On the line is the club’s 500th victory (the team currently sits at 499-570-33-117). How cool would that be?
Markus Hannikainen has been sent back to Cleveland as Matt Calvert returned healthy. No other lineup changes are expected tonight. Sergei Bobrovsky figures to be back between the pipes.
Go Jackets.
Probable Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Brandon Saad | Alexander Wennberg | Nick Foligno |
| Boone Jenner | Brandon Dubinsky | Cam Atkinson |
| Scott Hartnell | William Karlsson | Josh Anderson |
| Matt Calvert | Lukas Sedlak | Sam Gagner |
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Ryan Murray | Markus Nutivaara |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Curtis McElhinney |
Arizona Coyotes
| Max Domi | Martin Hanzal | Radim Vrbata |
| Tobias Reider | Jordan Martinook | Methuseleh...I mean Shane Doan |
| Anthony Duclair | Christian Dvorak | Jamie McGinn |
| Lawson Crouse | Laurent Dauphin | Ryan White |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Columbus native Connor Murphy |
| Alex Goligoski | Michael Stone |
| Jakob Chychrun | Luke Schenn |
| Mike Smith |
| Louis Domingue |