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"that chick from Ohio"
The homestand continues against Team Karmic Suffering on Hockey Is For Everyone Night.
Notes and projected lineup per bluejackets.com:
redwings.nhl.com doesn't bother with actual articles, instead directing folks to their Twitter feed, so ****'em.
Scoresheet links (they'll work later tonight):
Game Summary - overall team info
Event Summary - player-specific info
Highlights of the Dead Things' last game:
Notes and projected lineup per bluejackets.com:
Of Note
The Blue Jackets have points in nine straight games (8-0-1) as well as 17 consecutive games vs. Eastern Conference foes (13-0-4). … Oliver Bjorkstrand has 10 goals during his last nine games (10-3-13) including a four two-goal games. … Pierre-Luc Dubois has a 7-17-24 line in his last 23 games and is plus-17. He has eight points in his last five games. … Elvis Merzlikins has won seven straight starts with four shutouts. He has allowed eight goals in that span with a .965 save percentage. … Cam Atkinson is two goals from the 200 mark, while Seth Jones is two assists from 200 in his career. … The Blue Jackets have won the first two games of the season series, capturing a 5-4 win in Nationwide Arena on Nov. 21 and a 5-3 victory in Detroit on Dec. 17. Columbus is 20-4-2 in the last 26 contests vs. Detroit.
Projected Lineup
(Subject to change)
Nick Foligno - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Gus Nyquist - Boone Jenner - Cam Atkinson
Sonny Milano - Riley Nash - Emil Bemstrom
Nathan Gerbe - Ryan MacInnis - Kevin Stenlund
Zach Werenski - Seth Jones
Vladislav Gavrikov - David Savard
Scott Harrington - Markus Nutivaara
Elvis Merzlikins
Matiss Kivlenieks
Scratches: Eric Robinson (injury), Andrew Peeke, Joonas Korpisalo (injury)
Roster Report: Stenlund looks likely to enter for Robinson after the latter blocked a shot Tuesday vs. Florida and did not practice the past two days. Tortorella will not address the media until after the team's pregame meeting, at which point he'll give the lineup.
redwings.nhl.com doesn't bother with actual articles, instead directing folks to their Twitter feed, so ****'em.
Scoresheet links (they'll work later tonight):
Game Summary - overall team info
Event Summary - player-specific info
Highlights of the Dead Things' last game: