Scratches: Kent Johnson, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Mathieu Olivier (higher physique harm), Dmitri Voronkov (higher physique harm), Damon Severson (shoulder surgical procedure, out for season), Egor Zamula
Injured Reserve: D Brendan Smith (knee surgical procedure, out three to 4 months as of Jan. 8)
Roster Report: Marchment skated this morning and could possibly be set to return, whereas Lundeström didn’t, however Bowness stated each are game-time choices tonight against Winnipeg, whereas Greaves will make his first profession begin vs. the Jets. Christiansen and Aston-Reese seem set to go into the lineup for Zamula and Johnson, respectively. Del Bel Belluz seems possible to be the selection to go in if Lundeström can’t play.
This Day in CBJ History
April 4, 2003: During the third interval of a 5-5 tie vs. Detroit in Nationwide, Marc Denis breaks the NHL single season file for minutes performed by a goaltender (4,433 by New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur in 1995-96). Denis, who performed in 77 of the workforce’s 82 video games that 12 months, finishes the season with a brand new normal of 4,511 minutes.
April 4, 2015: Nick Foligno earns his first hat trick with Columbus, scoring thrice in a 5-3 victory vs. Pittsburgh in Nationwide Arena. The victory is the ninth in a row for the Blue Jackets, setting a then-franchise file.
April 4, 2023: Jet Greaves makes his NHL debut for the Blue Jackets, setting a workforce file for saves in his first sport by stopping 46 of 49 pictures in a 4-2 loss at Toronto.
The Numbers Game
Zach Werenski has moved into fifth place in CBJ single-season annals with 78 factors this 12 months. With 21 targets and 57 assists – two brief of tying the franchise file – he’s third amongst NHL defensemen in targets and second in factors. He leads NHL defensemen with 25 multipoint video games and has tied Artemi Panarin’s workforce file set in 2018-19. … Denton Mateychuk scored his thirteenth objective of the season Thursday, inserting him sixth all-time amongst CBJ defensemen in a single season. He is simply the third CBJ D to attain that mark (Werenski, 4 instances; Seth Jones, as soon as). … Adam Fantilli has 9 targets within the final 20 video games and posted a 10-15-25 line within the final 26 contests. He has set a brand new profession excessive in factors with 55. … Kirill Marchenko is second in the NHL with six shootout targets and has scored on 10 of 16 profession shootout makes an attempt, third amongst all energetic NHLers and fourth greatest in league historical past (minimal 10 makes an attempt). … Charlie Coyle has 12 targets and 31 factors up to now 32 video games. … With his 14th objective with the Blue Jackets on Sunday, Mason Marchment is tied for essentially the most tallies for a CBJ participant in his first 33 video games with the franchise in workforce historical past. … Jet Greaves is 12-3-3 in his final 19 appearances with a 2.36 GAA, in addition to a 2.11 GAA and .920 save proportion in his final eight video games. … Blue Jackets defensemen have scored 56 targets this season, essentially the most within the NHL and a brand new franchise file. … Columbus has scored first in 45 of 76 video games general, second behind Washington for essentially the most within the NHL. … Jenner has 210 profession targets, three behind Cam Atkinson for second in workforce historical past. … Coyle (fourth, 405) and Provorov (seventh, 369) are each within the high 10 amongst energetic NHLers in consecutive video games performed. Provorov is about to play in his 241th consecutive sport with the Blue Jackets, which might tie Antoine Vermette for third in franchise historical past. … Miles Wood is one objective from 100 and 4 factors from 200 in his NHL profession.
Know The Foe: Winnipeg Jets
Head coach: Scott Arniel (Second season)
Team stats: Goals per sport: 2.81 (twenty fifth) | Scoring protection: 3.03 (thirteenth) | PP: 17.3 % (twenty eighth) | PK: 78.2 % (twentieth)
The narrative: Last season’s Presidents’ Trophy winners went into a serious funk in the course of the center of the season however have rebounded of late and try to make a late cost into the postseason, sitting three factors out of a playoff spot within the Western Conference with seven video games to go after Thursday’s loss at Dallas. That the Jets are in such a tight scenario is a shock contemplating the franchise’s current success, which incorporates postseason appearances in seven of the final eight seasons and two straight 50-win campaigns coming into this 12 months.
Scoring leaders: Mark Scheifele continues to be one of many most efficient gamers within the NHL, setting a brand new profession excessive this 12 months with 92 factors (34 targets, 58 assists) to tie for eighth within the league in scoring. Kyle Connor is chasing a 3rd 40-goal season with a 34-51-85 line, whereas Gabriel Vilardi has blossomed right into a key contributor, topping 60 factors for the second straight season (28-34-62). Josh Morrissey leads the protection in scoring, posting 13 targets amongst his 52 factors.
In internet: Two-time reigning Vezina Trophy winner and final 12 months’s Hart Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck has been strong however hasn’t fairly put up the spectacular numbers of the previous few seasons, going 20-21-11 with a 2.81 GAA and .898 save proportion. Backup Eric Comrie is 12-9-1 with a 2.90 GAA and .897 SV%.
What’s new: The Jets began 9-3-0 after which noticed the underside fall out, because the workforce gained simply two of its subsequent 18 video games, together with an 11-game shedding streak from mid-December to early January. Winnipeg has gotten again into the race, although, with its current 6-3-2 run, although particular groups stay a weak level – the Jets are at simply 11.4 % on the facility play and 75.9 % on the penalty kill within the final 26 video games since Jan. 22. There are additionally accidents to contend with for veteran forwards Nino Niederreiter and Vladislav Namestnikov.
Trending: Winnipeg gained the season opener between the groups Nov. 18, taking a 5-2 last. Columbus has misplaced two in a row in Nationwide Arena as effectively, however the all-time sequence is even at 18-18-0-1.
Former CBJ: Gustav Nyquist has ended up in Winnipeg after taking part in for Minnesota, Nashville after which the Wild once more since being traded from Columbus in 2023. Now 36, the 14th-year NHL veteran has a objective and 11 assists in 51 video games. Arniel additionally served because the Blue Jackets’ head coach for 123 video games from 2010-12.
