COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Jan. 3, 2023 Game No. 36 (11-22-2, 24 pts.)
at Ottawa Senators (17-17-3, 37 pts.), Canadian Tire Centre Road Game No. 15 (2-11-1, 5 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.
THE LAST GAME: DEC. 31, 2022 – CBJ 4 vs. CHI 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Bemstrom (4), SH – Nyquist (7), Marchenko (5), EN/SH – Nyquist (8)
CHI Goal Scorers: Athanasiou (8)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (27/28; 60:00); CHI – Stalock (34/37; 58:09)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 5/5 | Shots: CBJ: 38 / CHI: 28
3 Stars: 1. Nyquist, CBJ; 2. Korpisalo, CBJ; 3. Gaudreau, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ snapped their 7-game losing streak with win… CBJ and CHI split season series with home team winning each contest… CHI scored the 1st goal of the game at 11:33 in the 1st, but CBJ scored 4 unanswered goals (1 in 1st, 2 in 2nd, 1 in 3rd)… Nyquist notched his 2nd multi-goal/4th multi-point effort of the season with 2 SHG and became the 1st player in franchise history to score 2 SHG in a single game… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 7th multi-assist/10th multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2), giving him assists in 2-straight contests (0-3-3)… Bemstrom scored a goal in his 2nd consecutive outing with CBJ (2-0-2).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (29 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (24 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (22 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (22 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (21 games)
Jenner (thumb); Placed on IR (Dec. 19); approximately 4 weeks (5 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (4 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 224
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 28 Activated Sillinger off Injured Reserve, added Bemstrom to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 24. Assigned Dunne to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 22 Activated Boqvist and Korpisalo off Injured Reserve, placed Sillinger on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 17 and assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 20 Placed Chinakhov on Injured Reserve and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 19 Signed Richards to a one-year, two-way NHL/AHL contract for rest of 2022-23 season
Dec. 19 Placed Jenner on Injured Reserve and recalled Dunne from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 12 Recalled Tarasov from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 FM
AGAINST THE SENATORS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at OTT)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-1 (1-0-0 at OTT)
All-Time Series: 16-15-2-2 (7-8-1-1 at OTT)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 7-1-2 | 5-4-1
All-Time GF/GA: 101/98
All-Time SF/SA: 1,111/1,023
All-Time PP: 25-of-132
All-Time PK: 97-of-122
THE LAST GAME VS. OTT: APR. 22, 2022 – CBJ 1 vs. OTT 2 (SO)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Roslovic (20)
OTT Goal Scorers: Tkachuk (29)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (25/26; 65:00); OTT – Gustavsson (33/34; 64:59)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 34 / OTT: 26
3 Stars: 1. Gustavsson, OTT; 2. Merzlikins, CBJ; 3. Stutzle, OTT
Noteworthy: OTT won season series with the road team picking up the victory in each of the 3 games (OTT, 2-1-0; CBJ, 1-1-1)… Gavrikov skated in 200th career NHL game… Johnson tallied an assist for 2nd consecutive outing… Roslovic scored for 2nd-straight game (3-0-3), giving CBJ lead 11:20 into the game… Sillinger recorded 14th assist of season to give him 3-4-7 in last 10 games.
A LOOK AT JANUARY
The Blue Jackets snapped their seven-game losing streak following a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Columbus begins the 2023 portion of the schedule with eight-straight games against Eastern Conference teams. The stretch from January 3-16 includes five contests vs. Metropolitan Division opponents. The club plays a season-high 16 games in the month of January with three sets of back-to-back games (Jan. 7 vs. CAR/Jan. 8 at WSH; Jan. 16. vs. NYR/ Jan. 17 at NSH; Jan. 27 at VAN/Jan. 28 at SEA).
OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Jan. 1, 3-1 win vs. Buffalo: The Senators opened 2023 with a 3-1 victory over Buffalo at Canadian Tire Centre. Stützle opened the scoring for Ottawa just 47 seconds into the game to mark the fastest opening marker by a Senators skater since 10/23/21. He would add a second tally into an empty net at 18:49 of the third period to surpass Daigle for most career multi-point games (25) by a Senators skater before their 21st birthday. Lucchini recorded his first career NHL goal in between Stützle markers becoming the 286th different skater to score for the club and the fourth to do so at age 27 or older. Girgensons provided the lone Buffalo goal while Giroux contributed two assists for the home side. Forsberg earned the win for Ottawa in making 33 saves while Anderson (the second consecutive game in which Ottawa faced a former Senators goaltender) took the loss for Buffalo with 30 saves on 32 shots. Scratches:
None; Injuries: Brannstrom, Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev; Shots: OTT – 33, BUF – 34; PP: OTT – 1-1, BUF – 0-3.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Columbus will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the radio,
the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa continues a four-game homestand against Seattle on Saturday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the first of two
regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Canadian Tire Centre.
INJURY REPORT: C Chartier, RW Joseph, LW Motte, C Norris and D Zaitsev are on IR and will not oppose the Blue Jackets this
evening. Total man-games lost: 121.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Bernard-Docker to Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 2.
OTTAWA vs. COLUMBUS – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Jan. 3 @ Ottawa, March 4 @ Ottawa, April 2 @ Columbus
2021-22 (2-1-0): 1/23/22 @ Columbus (2-1 win), 3/16/22 @ Ottawa (4-1 loss), 2/22/22 @ Columbus (2-1 SO win)
Series record: Overall: 17-12-2-4; Home: 9-5-1-2; Away: 8-7-1-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 12/14/19 (4-3 OT); @ Columbus: 4/22/22 (2-1 SO)
Last Columbus win: @ Ottawa: 3/16/22 (4-1); @ Columbus: 2/24/20 (4-3 OT)
Last OT result: 2/24/20 (4-3 OT loss) @ Columbus
Last shootout: 4/22/22 (2-1 SO win) @ Columbus
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (10/14/15, 7-3 win); Allowed: 7, (1/22/17, 7-6 OT loss); Both teams: 13, (1/22/17, 7-6 OT loss)
Last Game: 4/22/22, 2-1 SO win @ Columbus; OTT Goal: Tkachuk; CBJ Goal: Roslovic; OTT Scratch: Mete; OTT Injuries: Chabot, Ennis, Joseph, Murray, Pinto, Sanderson, White*; OTT Goalie: Gustavsson; CBJ Goalie: Merzlikins; OTT PP: 0-2; CBJ PP: 1-2; Shots: 26-34.
Career vs. Columbus: Giroux leads all players in career games played (34), in goals (11), in assists (22) and in points (33); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (18) against Columbus.
