Preview: A Game of Thrones
Here’s what you need to know.
Los Angeles Kings @ Columbus Blue Jackets
7:00 EST - October 22, 2017
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Radio: WBNS FM - TV: Fox Sports Ohio
Opponent’s Blog: Jewels From the Crown
Stats Preview
| Los Angeles | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.50 (8) | GPG | 3.00 (17) |
| 1.67 (1) | GAPG | 2.14 (2) |
| 20.0% (14) | PP% | 4.3% (28) |
| 95.8% (1) | PK% | 81.3% (15) |
| 52.34% (10) | EV Corsi % | 55.84% (4) |
| 103.3 (7) | EV PDO | 100.7 (13) |
| Anze Kopitar, 4 | G Leader | Sonny Milano, 4 |
| Azne Kopitar, 4 | A Leader | Artemi Panarin, 7 |
| P Leader | Artemi Panarin, 8 | |
| Jake Muzzin, 6 | PIM Leader | Zac Dalpe, 11 |
| 1-0-0 | Home / Road | 2-1-0 |
| 5-1-0 | Last 10 | 5-2-0 |
Probable Lineups
| Artemi Panarin | Alexander Wennberg | Cam Atkinson |
| Boone Jenner | Nick Foligno | Oliver Bjorkstrand |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | Brandon Dubinsky | Josh Anderson |
| Sonny Milano | Lukas Sedlak | Matt Calvert |
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Ryan Murray | Markus Nutivaara |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
| Alex Iafllo | Anze Kopitar | Dustin Brown |
| Tanner Pearson | Nick Shore | Tyler Toffoli |
| Michael Cammalleri | Adrian Kempe | Trevor Lewis |
| Andy Andreoff | Nic Dowd | Justin Auger |
| Derek Forbort | Drew Doughty |
| Alec Martinez | Jake Muzzin |
| Oscar Fantenberg | Christian Folin |
| Jonathan Quick |
| Darcy Kuemper |
Tonight, the Los Angeles Kings make their only trip to Nationwide Arena this season. The Kings come into the game unbeaten in regulation, much like Tampa Bay on Thursday. The Kings play a very stout defensive game, giving up under two goals per game, and the Blue Jackets will need to be better at breaking down the defense than they were on Thursday.
To that end, Boone Jenner is expected to make his season debut after recovering from an offseason back injury. Jenner is expected to slot in next to Nick Foligno and Oliver Bjorkstrand, which should free up space for the winger.
Go Jackets!