Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Here’s what you need to know.
Saturday, October 7, 2017 - 8:30 PM EST
United Center, Chicago, Illinois (go Cubs go!)
TV: Fox Sports Ohio; Radio: 97.1 WBNS FM
Opponent’s Blog: Second City Hockey
Columbus Blue Jackets, 1-0-0, 1st Metro, 1st East
@
Chicago Blackhawks, 1-0-0, 1st Central, 1st West
Season Series
10/7/2017 CBJ @ CHI
2/24/2018 CHI @ CBJ
Stats Preview
| Chicago | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 (1) | GPG | 5 |
| 1 | GAPG | 0.00 (1) |
| n/a | PP% | n/a |
| n/a | PK% | n/a |
| n/a | EV Corsi % | n/a |
| n/a | EV PDO | n/a |
| Brandon Saad, 3 | G Leader | Zach Werenski, 1 |
| Ryan Hartman, 4 | A Leader | Artemi Panarin, 3 |
| Ryan Hartman, 5 | P Leader | Artemi Panarin, 3 |
| Jonathan Toews, 2 | PIM Leader | Matt Calvert, 5 |
| 1-0-0 | Home / Road | 0-0-0 |
| 1-0-0 | Last 10 | 1-0-0 |
Projected Lineups
| Artemi Panarin | Alexander Wennberg | Cam Atkinson |
| Sonny Milano | Nick Foligno | Oliver BJORKSTRAND |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | Brandon Dubinsky | Matt Calvert |
| Zac Dalpe | Lukas Sedlak | Markus Hannikainen |
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Ryan Murray | Gabriel Carlsson |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Brandon Saad | Jonathan Toews | Richard Panik |
| Ryan Hartman | Nick Schmaltz | Patrick Kane |
| Patrick Sharp | Artem Anisimov | Alex DeBrincat |
| Lance Bouma | Tanner Kero | John Hayden |
| Duncan Keith | Brent Seabrook |
| Michal Kempny | Connor Murphy |
| Gustav Forsling | Jan Ruuta |
| Corey Crawford |
| Anton Forsberg |
After thoroughly dominating the New York Islanders to open the season last night, the Columbus Blue Jackets hit the road to take on the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hawks served notice to the league on Thursday night by smacking down the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins 10-1. To avoid a similar fate, the Jackets will have to skate with the same intensity and urgency that they showed on opening night.
After getting the start last night, Sergei Bobrovsky will likely have the night off (though this is not confirmed at this time). If he does, Joonas Korpisalo will get the start in net for the Jackets.
A win tonight would give the Jackets a 3 point lead over the Penguins after 2 games. Let’s go make it happen.