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"that chick from Ohio"
The team gets to show off on Hockey Night In Canada tonight. Hopefully it's a decent showing.
Notes and projected lineup per bluejackets.com:
oilers.nhl.com has a preview article with some notes:
Scoresheet links (they'll work later tonight):
Game Summary - overall team info
Event Summary - player-specific info
Highlights of the Oilers' last game:
Notes and projected lineup per bluejackets.com:
Of Note
Columbus has points in 32 of 39 games (21-7-11). … The team's 15 overtime losses lead the NHL. … Werenski leads all NHL defensemen with a CBJ-record 20 goals from the blue line this season. He is the first-ever Blue Jacket to reach 20 goals in a season and just the second blueliner in the league to hit the milestone the past three seasons (Toronto's Morgan Rielly, 20 last year). … Werenski is also two games from 300 in his career. ... Emil Bemstrom has scored in four of six games while Nick Foligno has a 4-3-7 line in his last seven games. Gus Nyquist has goals in two straight. … Alexander Wennberg is one point from 200 in his career. … The Blue Jackets are in the midst of a stretch of six straight games vs. Western Conference foes. … The Blue Jackets are a combined 11-3-2 on Western Canada trips since 2014-15. ... Columbus has played 42 one-goal games this season out of 68.
Projected Lineup
(Subject to change)
Gustav Nyquist - Boone Jenner - Nick Foligno
Alexander Wennberg - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Emil Bemstrom
Kevin Stenlund - Riley Nash - Eric Robinson
Jakob Lilja - Devin Shore - Stefan Matteau
Vladislav Gavrikov - David Savard
Ryan Murray - Zach Werenski
Scott Harrington - Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Matiss Kivlenieks
Scratches: Oliver Bjorkstrand (injury), Nathan Gerbe (injury), Ryan MacInnis, Markus Nutivaara, Gabriel Carlsson, Elvis Merzlikins
Roster Report: The Blue Jackets used the same forward lines and defensive pairs in practice Friday as they did in Wednesday night's loss at Calgary. Merzlikins practiced again but it is unclear if he will suit up in Edmonton.
oilers.nhl.com has a preview article with some notes:
By the Numbers:
Draisaitl's 110 points are 3rd most in a season by an Oilers player since 1989-90. ... Draisaitl has at least a single point in an NHL-high 56 games, 33 multi-point games (1st), 14 three-point games (T-1st) and five four-point outings (T-1st). ... The Oilers have the highest power play in the NHL at 29.8 percent, going 59-for-198. ... The team's 29.8 rate would be the highest in a season in franchise history and the fourth-highest in a season in NHL history. ...
Scoresheet links (they'll work later tonight):
Game Summary - overall team info
Event Summary - player-specific info
Highlights of the Oilers' last game: