Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
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Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild
Saturday, October 15, 2017 - 8:00 EST
Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, Minnesota
Opponent’s Blog: Hockey Wilderness
| Minnesota/th> | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.67 (7) | GPG | 2.75 (18) |
| 3.50 (20) | GAPG | 1.75 (3) |
| 18.2% | PP% | 10.0% (25) |
| 70.3% (27) | PK% | 90.0% (7) |
| 42.72% (29) | EV Corsi % | 49.04% (17) |
| 85.44 (29) | EV PDO | 98.08(17) |
| Chris Stewart, 4 | G Leader | Sonny Milano, 4 |
| Jason Zucker, 2 | A Leader | Artemi Panarin, 3 |
| Chris Stewart, 5 | P Leader | Sonny Milano, 4 |
| Marcus Foligno, 5 | PIM Leader | Zac Dalpe, 9 |
| 0-0-0 | Home / Road | 1-1-0 |
| 2-1-0 | Last 10 | 3-1-0 |
Projected Lineups
| Artemi Panarin | Alexander Wennberg | Cam Atkinson |
| Sonny Milano | Nick Foligno | Oliver BJORKSTRAND |
| Matt Calvert | Brandon Dubinsky | Josh Anderson |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | Lukas Sedlak | Zac Dalpe |
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Ryan Murray | Scott Harrington |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Not Nino Niederreiter | Eric Staal | Not Charlie Coyle |
| Not Marcus Foligno | Mikko Koivu | Tyler Ennis |
| Jason Zucker | Joel Eriksson Ek | Chris Stewart |
| Daniel Winnik | Matt Cullen | Gustav Olafsson |
| Ryan Suter | Jared Spurgeon |
| Jonas Brodin | Matthew Dumba |
| Kyle Quincey | Mike Reilly |
| Devan Dubnyk |
| Alex Stalock |
Last night was fun. Can the Columbus Blue Jackets keep it going on the second night of a back to back?
After Artemi Panarin put the team on his back and scored the game winner by himself last night, the Blue Jackets traveled to Minnesota where tonight they will take on the heavily injured Minnesota Wild. Missing from the Wild lineup are key players such as Mikael Granlund, Zach Parise, Marcus Foligno, Charlie Coyle, and Nino Niederreiter. How Minnesota will fare without these players in their lineup is a mystery to everyone.
As for the Blue Jackets, expect Joonas Korpisalo to get the start as he did on the second night of a back to back last weekend. Korpi missed practice this week after having his wisdom teeth removed but should be good to go tonight.
I know Minnesota’s lineup is .... lacking, to say the least, but even Hockey Wilderness has no idea what to expect from their lineup tonight. Hooray!
Go Jackets.