The Columbus Blue Jackets are at home take on the Detroit Red Wings at Nationwide Arena.
Detroit comes into Columbus having gone 4-4-2 in their last 10 games and are losers of 4 of their last 5. They did win their last game against the Bruins on Tuesday, however.
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The Red Wings beat the Jackets back on November 22nd when Columbus blew a 3-1 third-period lead. They then lost the game 1:50 into the overtime period.
The Blue Jackets last game was a win on Monday night in New Jersey. It was a spirited game that saw four fights and 74 combined penalty minutes. The Jackets went down 2-0 in the first three minutes of the game but battled back by scoring three times in the third period to upend the Devils. It was a game that everybody wanted to see – A game that saw them battle back and keep a third period lead for the win.
The Jackets currently sit 8th in the Metro, 13th in the East, and 19th in the NHL.
Blue Jackets Stats
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Power Play – 16.4% – 23rd in the NHL
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Penalty Kill – 74.2% – 28th in the NHL
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Goals For – 75 – 24th in the NHL
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Goals Against – 84 – 20th in the NHL
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Red Wings Stats
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Power Play – 21.6% – 11th in the NHL
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Penalty Kill – 79.5% – 23rd in the NHL
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Goals For – 80 – 14th in the NHL
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Goals Against – 92 – 28th in the NHL
Series History vs. The Red Wings
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Columbus is 48-52-1-15 all-time, and 27-24-1-7 at home vs. Detroit.
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The CBJ are 2-1-2 in the last 5 against the Red Wings.
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The Jackets are 29-13-5 in the last 47 games.
Who To Watch For The Red Wings
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Patrick Kane has 88 points in 65 career games against Columbus.
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Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings with 14 goals and 30 points.
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Lucas Raymond leads the team with 20 assists.
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Goalie Cam Talbot is 9-4-1 with a .888 SV%. His last start was on November 29th.
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John Gibson is 5-7-1 with a SV % of .868. His last start was on December 2nd against the Boston Bruins.
CBJ Player Notes vs. Red Wings
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Zach Werenski has 22 points in 26 career games against Detroit.
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Charlie Coyle has 14 points in 31 games.
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Sean Monahan has 17 points in 22 games vs. the Red Wings.
Injuries
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Erik Gudbranson – Upper Body – Missed 18 Games – IR – No timeline for a return
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Boone Jenner – Upper Body – Missed 10 Games – IR – Could return this week
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Mathieu Olivier – Upper Body – Missed 3 Games – IR- No timeline for a return
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Kirill Marchenko – Lower Body – Missed 4 Games – Day to day
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 47
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight’s game will be on ESPN+ & HULU. John Buccigross will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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