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1-1-0 (2 pts; .500%)
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7:00 P.M. – MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 NATIONWIDE ARENA COLUMBUS, OH |
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TELEVISION: Bally Sports Ohio ESPN+ (Out of Market) |
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ODDS & PROJECTIONS: | ||
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ODDS OF CBJ WIN PER MONEYPUCK: 51% | ||
TIPICO SPORTSBOOK: CBJ +105 |
Opening night was tough for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Saturday night was much improved.
Boone Jenner had a natural hat trick, both the power play and defense looked better, and the Blue Jackets picked up their first win of the season, 5-3 over the New York Rangers.
Monday, Columbus welcomes the Detroit Red Wings to town as the home team looks to build a little bit of early-season momentum.
Here's what to know when the puck drops at Nationwide Arena:
CBJ | SEASON STATS | DET |
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3.50 | GOALS FOR | 4.50 |
3.50 | GOALS AGAINST | 4.00 |
0.00 | GOAL DIFFERENTIAL | +0.50 |
20.0% | POWER PLAY | 40.0% |
83.3% | PENALTY KILL | 75.0% |
27.0 | SHOTS FOR | 38.5 |
39.5 | SHOTS AGAINST | 26.0 |
39.0% | 5V5 CF | 49.5% |
47.8% | FACE-OFF | 52.3% |
RED WINGS: LAST THREE GAMES | ||
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THU, 10/12 | @ Devils | L, 4-3 |
SAT, 10/14 | vs. Lightning | W, 6-4 |
RED WINGS: TEAM LEADERS | ||
GOALS | Alex DeBrincat | 3 |
ASSISTS | (Three Players) | 2 |
POINTS | Alex DeBrincat | 4 |
TALKING POINTS: DET
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After a close 4-3 loss on the road to the New Jersey Devils to start the season, the Red Wings home opener Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning gave Detroit a 6-4 victory. The Wings have racked up a total of 77 shots on goal through two games, a shots on goal average that trails only the Colorado Avalanche to kick off 2023-24.
- The line of Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin, and Alex DeBrincat have had a pair of sensational games to start the year. They're scored three goals in just over 15 minutes of ice time together.
TALKING POINTS: CBJ
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The lines between games one and two were wildly different — but the changes will be limited for Monday. The only changes in Sunday's practice were the additions of Jack Roslovic and Emil Bemstrom to the 4th line, in place of Liam Foudy and Mathieu Olivier. Look for Roslovic and Bemstrom to be centered by Sean Kuraly on the 4th line in Monday's game.
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The third defensive pairing of Jake Bean and Erik Gudbranson is off to quite the start: they're yet to allow a goal in 24 minutes of shared ice time. The injury to Zach Werenski and overall sloppy defensive play forced some changes between Thursday and Saturday, but the Bean-Gudbranson pairing was the one that stuck together and it paid off in the win over the Rangers.
- Through two games, the Patrik Laine experiment at center has been up and down. There were some struggles Thursday, but he looked better Saturday and was in good position on several plays. As an added bonus, he's 13-14 at the faceoff dot — not bad for a guy who never played the position before training camp. Whether or not this is a long-term move remains to be seen, but through two games, he's done enough to earn a third start at center.
PROJECTED CBJ LINES
Updated: 7:05 a.m. // Subject to Change
LW | C | RW | |||
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11 | Adam Fantilli | 29 | Patrik Laine | 42 | Alexandre Texier |
13 | Johnny Gaudreau | 38 | Boone Jenner | 86 | Kirill Marchenko |
91 | Kent Johnson | 4 | Cole Sillinger | 17 | Justin Danforth |
52 | Emil Bemstrom | 7 | Sean Kuraly | 96 | Jack Roslovic |
LD | RD | ||
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22 | Jake Bean | 44 | Erik Gudbranson |
9 | Ivan Provorov | 55 | David Jiricek |
27 | Adam Boqvist | 78 | Damon Severson |
Starting Goalie | Back-Up | ||
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70 | Spencer Martin | 90 | Elvis Merzlikins |