COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Jan. 17, 2023 Game No. 44 (13-28-2, 28 pts.) at Nashville Predators (20-17-6, 46 pts.), Bridgestone Arena Road Game No. 19 (3-14-1, 7 pts.)
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THE LAST GAME: JAN. 16, 2023 – CBJ 1 vs. NYR 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Peeke (4)
NYR Goal Scorers: Zibanejad (20), PP – Goodrow (9), Kravtsov (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (30/33; 56:54); NYR – Halak (22/23; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/4; PK: 4/5 | Shots: CBJ: 23 / NYR: 33
3 Stars: 1. Zibanejad, NYR; 2. Kakko, NYR; 3. Peeke, CBJ
Noteworthy: NYR scored twice in the 1st and added one in the 2nd… Peeke scored CBJ’s lone goal 1:21 into the 3rd… Nyquist tallied his 11th assist of the campaign, giving him 2-4-6 in his last 13 games… Roslovic recorded his 20th assist of the season, giving him assists in two-straight games (0-3-3).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (37 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (32 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (30 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (28 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (12 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (3 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 291
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 14 Activated Jenner, Robinson and Tarasov off Injured Reserve and assigned Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 13 Assigned Greaves and Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 12 Activated Blankenburg off Injured Reserve, placed Robinson on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 3 and added Greaves to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Placed Meyer on Injured Reserve and added Fix-Wolansky to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 11 Assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 10 Placed Tarasov on IR retroactive on Dec. 30 and added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Dec. 28 Activated Sillinger off Injured Reserve, added Bemstrom to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
8pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE PREDATORS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 at NSH)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 at NSH)
All-Time Series: 31-54-1-12 (9-34-1-6 at NSH)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 4-5-1 | 1-8-1
All-Time GF/GA: 219/299
All-Time SF/SA: 2,922-3,010
All-Time PP: 56-of-355
All-Time PK: 336-of-408
THE LAST GAME VS. NSH: OCT. 20, 2022 – CBJ 5 vs. NSH 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Bean (1), Gaudreau (3), Danforth (2), Blankenburg (1), EN – Gaudreau (4)
NSH Goal Scorers: Jeannot (2), Johansen (2), Trenin (1)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (23/26; 60:00); NSH – Lankinen (37/41; 57:59)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 5/5 | Shots: CBJ: 42 / NSH: 26
3 Stars: 1. Blankenburg, CBJ; 2. Gaudreau, CBJ; 3. Danforth, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ trailed 2-0 after the 1st and 3-1 after the 2nd but scored 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd… CBJ won for 2nd consecutive game (both multi-goal comeback wins)… Gaudreau notched his 1st multi-goal game as a Jacket (2-0-2) to extend points streak to 4-straight games (4-2-6)… Blankenburg recorded his 2nd career goal, game-winner and multi-point game, recording his 1st 2 points of the season (1-1-2), scoring the GWG with 1:23 to play… Chinakhov tallied 2 assists for his 2nd-straight game (0-4-4) to tie his career-high assists/points streak.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series complete.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. NSH)
CBJ are 6-6-2 against NSH since the 2018-19 season, including wins in each of the last 2 meetings and 3 of the past 4… The home team is 10-1-1 in last 12 games of the series dating back to Feb. 22, 2020… The winning team has scored 4-plus goals in 5-straight games (CBJ; 3-1-1)… CBJ have killed off 33-of-38 NSH power play attempts in last 14 games (86.8 pct.)… NSH has registered 10 of the 15 shutouts in the all-time series, including the most recent one by Juuse Saros on Nov. 30, 2021 (6-0 W at NSH)… Each team has recorded 3 hat tricks in the all-time series while CBJ have been awarded 4 of the 5 penalty shots… Most goals scored at NSH: 5 – 4x (MR: 3/30/19) … Most goals allowed at NSH: 7 – 2x (MR: 1/21/06).
NOTED (Player/Coach Highlights vs. NSH)
Gaudreau skated in his 600th career game on 4/26/22 at NSH and notched his 400th career point (assist) on 10/31/19 at NSH… Robinson made NHL debut on 4/7/18 at NSH… Roslovic notched his 100th career NHL point (goal) on 5/5/21 vs. NSH.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. NSH
• Gaudreau – 5-23-28 in 22 career GP, recording 8 multi-point efforts and points in all but 6 of his contests vs. the club after notching 2 goals on Oct. 20
• Jenner – 9-3-12 in 21 career GP, including 3-1-4 in his last 7 games at Nashville
• Roslovic – 1-7-8 in 17 career GP, including assists in 3 of his last 5 road games (0-3-3)
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. COLUMBUS
OVERALL (98 GP) 66-23-(1)-8
HOME (50 GP) 40-6-(1)-3
ROAD (48 GP) 26-17-(0)-5
LAST MEETING Oct. 20, 2022 at CBJ (L, 5-3)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 66-23-(1)-8 all-time against the Blue Jackets, including a 40-6-(1)-3 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and Columbus in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.
− Nashville is 0-1-0 against Columbus this season, dropping a 5-3 result away from home on Oct. 20.
− The Predators are 2-2-1 in their last five games against the Blue Jackets; they are 6-3-1 in their last 10; and 5-0-0 in their last five at home.
− Nashville’s 66 all-time wins against Columbus are its most against a single opponent in franchise history.
− In the Preds’ 50 home games vs. Columbus, they’ve only lost six times in regulation, with two of those losses coming in the first three matchups between the two teams. Nashville’s 40 wins against Columbus at Bridgestone Arena are its most against a single NHL opponent on home ice.
− The Predators posted a 17-game home winning streak against the Blue Jackets that spanned five seasons from 2006-11.
− Three of the eight most winningest goaltenders against Columbus in NHL history played for the Predators: Pekka Rinne (22), Tomas Vokoun (20) and Chris Mason (16).
− Nashville and Columbus were both part of the Central Division from the 2000-01 season through the 2012-13 season and in 2020-21.
NOTABLES vs. COLUMBUS
− Filip Forsberg owns two career hat tricks against Columbus, including his first career four-goal game on Nov. 30, 2021. He has 20 points (12g-8a) in 23 career meetings with the Blue Jackets, including points in eight of his last 13 games vs. Columbus.
− Mattias Ekholm has four points (2g-2a) in his last eight games vs. Columbus; following his two-goal performance on Feb. 27, 2021, he now has 11 points (5g-6a) in 21 career meetings with the Blue Jackets.
− In addition to posting 23 points (7g-16a) in 38 career games against Columbus, Matt Duchene played in 23 games for the Blue Jackets in 2018-19, recording 12 points (4g-8a).
− Roman Josi has picked up 17 points (4g-13a) in 31 contests against the Blue Jackets, including two multi-point efforts in 2020-21.
− Ryan Johansen was selected by Columbus in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft. He has 10 points (4g-6a) in 17 career meetings with his former team.
− Assistant Coach Dan Hinote served in the same position with Columbus from 2010-14; he also was a pro scout for the Blue Jackets from 2014-18.
− Assistant Coach Todd Richards was Columbus’ head coach for parts of five seasons from 2012-15.
LAST TIME OUT
− Calgary Flames 1, Nashville Predators 2 – Jan. 16 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Josi (12), Parssinen – GWG (5)
− CGY goals: Zadorov (7)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 38/39); CGY – Markstrom (L, 27/29)
− Power plays: NSH 0-3; CGY 0-4
− Notes: Nashville improved to 10-7-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators are now 2-0-0 against the Flames this season… Nashville killed off all four of Calgary’s power-play opportunities… Juuse Saros made 38 saves in the win; it was his fifth win with at least 35 saves this season, the third-most among NHL goalies… Roman Josi scored to give him goals in each of his last two games (2g)… Juuso Parssinen scored the game-winner and pushed his point streak to seven games… Tanner Jeannot assisted on Parssinen’s goal, helping him hit the 10-point mark on the season (3g-7a)… Jeremy Lauzon led all skaters with eight hits after dishing out nine on Saturday vs. Buffalo.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Jan. 17, 2023 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Jan. 16 36
Michael McCarron NHL/NHLPA PAP Dec. 12-Jan. 16 18
Total man-games lost: 89
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 37; McCarron – 19; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Carrier – 5; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Jan. 14: Recalled defenseman Roland McKeown from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 13: Reassigned goaltender Yaroslav Askarov to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Jan. 11: Recalled goaltender Yaroslav Askarov from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL).
