Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks
Here’s what you need to know.
Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks
Sunday, March 4, 2018 - 9:00 EST
SAP Center, San Jose, California
TV: Fox Sports Ohio - Radio: WBNS FM
Opponent’s blog: Fear the Fin
Columbus Blue Jackets, 32-28-5, 69 points, 6th Metro, 9th East
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San Jose Sharks, 35-21-9, 79 points, 2nd Pacific, 5th East
Season Series
02/02/2018 SJS 3 @ CBJ 1
03/04/2018 CBJ @ SJS
Stats Preview
| San Jose | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.92 (14) | GPG | 2.55 (28) |
| 2.72 (8) | GAPG | 2.77 (12) |
| 21.3% (7) | PP% | 14.8% (30) |
| 84.5% (1) | PK% | 76.5% (27) |
| 51.06% (14) | EV Corsi % | 51.74% (6) |
| 99.2 (21) | EV PDO | 99.5 (19) |
| Logan Couture, 27 | G Leader | Josh Anderson and Artemi Panarin, 18 |
| Brent Burns, 42 | A Leader | Artemi Panarin, 35 |
| Brent Burns, 52 | P Leader | Artemi Panarin, 53 |
| Brenden Dillon, 53 | PIM Leader | Nick Foligno, 46 |
| 19-9-3 | Home / Road | 13-17-3 |
| 6-3-1 | Last 10 | 4-5-1 |
Probable Lineups
| Artemi Panarin | Pierre-Luc Dubois | Cam Atkinson |
| Thomas Vanek | Brandon Dubinsky | Nick Foligno |
| Boone Jenner | Mark Letestu | Matt Calvert |
| Sonny Milano | Lukas Sedlak | Oliver Bjorkstrand |
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Jack Johnson | Ryan Murray |
| Ian Cole | David Savard |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
| Evander Kane | Joe Pavelski | Joonas Donskoi |
| Thomas Hertl | Logan Couture | Mikkel Boedker |
| Timo Meier | Chris Tierney | Kevin Labanc |
| Marcus Sorensen | Barclay Goodrow | Melker Karlsson |
| Brent Burns | Joakim Ryan |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | Justin Braun |
| Brenden Dillon | Dylan Demelo |
| Martin Jones |
| Aaron Dell |
Preview
Can the Columbus Blue Jackets manage to not go oh-for-Western California? Stay tuned!