COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Jan. 25, 2023 Game No. 48 (14-30-3, 31 pts.)
at Edmonton Oilers (27-18-3, 57 pts.), Rogers Place Road Game No. 21 (3-15-2, 8 pts.)
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THE LAST GAME: JAN. 23, 2023 – CBJ 3 at CGY 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Marchenko (10), PP – Laine (14), Jenner (13)
CGY Goal Scorers: Duehr (2), Kadri (19), Mangiapane (10), OT – Dube (12)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (45/49; 62:25); CGY – Vladar (22/25; 62:25)
CBJ PP: 2/4; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 25 / CGY: 49
3 Stars: 1. Mangiapane, CGY; 2. Gaudreau, CBJ; 3. Backlund, CGY
Noteworthy: CBJ earned point for 2nd-straight game (1-0-1)… CBJ scored 2 PPGs in the 2nd period… CBJ scored 4:34 into the 3rd period to tie the game at 3… CGY scored GWG 2:25 into OT… Gaudreau recorded his team-leading 9th multi-assist/13th multi-point game of the season (0-2-2) to extend his points/assists streak to 3 consecutive outings (1-4-5) … Laine registered his 3rd multi-assist/9th multi-point game of the campaign (1-2-3), extending his assists streak to 3-straight games (2-4-6)… Jenner scored a goal for 2nd consecutive game (2-0-2)… Marchenko scored a goal to give him 5 goals in his past 10 contests (5-0-5).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (41 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (36 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (34 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (32 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (16 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (7 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 315
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 20 Assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
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)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
9:30pm ET | TNT | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE OILERS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at EDM)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 at EDM)
All-Time Series: 23-34-3-3 (8-21-0-2 at EDM)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 4-6-0 | 3-7-0
All-Time GF/GA: 158/224
All-Time SF/SA: 1,826/1,831
All-Time PP: 38-of-245
All-Time PK: 188-of-243
THE LAST GAME: APR. 24, 2022 – CBJ 5 vs. EDM 2
CBJ Goal Scorers: Robinson (10), Bjorkstrand (25), PP – Blankenburg (1), Roslovic (21) EN – Sillinger (15)
EDM Goal Scorers: Kane (21), PP – Draisaitl (55)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (33/35; 60:00); EDM – Koskinen (26/30; 58:26)
CBJ PP: 1/4; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 31 / EDM: 35
3 Stars: 1. Blankenburg, CBJ; 2. Merzlikins, CBJ; 3. Voracek, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ trailed 2-1 heading into the 3rd period, but scored 4 unanswered goals to earn 23rd comeback victory of the season (9th when trailing heading into final 20 minutes)… Bjorkstrand recorded 12th multi-point game of campaign (1-2-3)… Blankenburg notched 1st career NHL goal and multi-point effort (1-1-2)… Roslovic scored for 3rd-straight game (4-0-4), while also extending points streak to 4 consecutive (4-1-5)… Voracek notched 1st 3-point game of the season (0-3-3).
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Feb. 15 at CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. EDM)
CBJ are 2-3-0 in the last five meetings at EDM… Winning team has scored 3 or more goals in past 31-straight contests (including SO goals), including 4-plus in each of the last 8 meetings… EDM has recorded 6-of-8 shutouts in series while CBJ have 3-of-4 hat tricks… Most goals scored at EDM: 7 (3/27/18)… Most goals allowed at EDM: 8 (1/13/03).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. EDM)
Blankenburg notched his 1st career goal (GWG) and multi-point effort with 1-1-2 on 4/24/22 vs. EDM… Gaudreau notched his 300th career NHL assist on 2/6/21 vs. EDM.. Jenner collected 1st NHL assist on 11/29/13 vs. EDM… Korpisalo played in 100th NHL game on 10/30/19 vs. EDM.
PLAYER NOTABLES vs. EDM
• Boqvist – 1-2-3 in 2 career GP, including a goal in his last game at the Oilers on Feb. 11, 2020.
• Gaudreau – 16-20-36 in 41 career GP, including 5 assists in his last contests vs. the club (Mar. 26, 2022) and points in three-straight (1-7-8) and six of his last seven (3-9-12).
• Laine – 4-2-6 in 11 career GP, including a goal in his last game at Edmonton (Mar. 11, 2020) and points in his four of his past six against the club (2-2-4).
• Merzlikins – 1-1-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .928 SV% in 3 career GP, including stopping 33-of-35 shots in a win in his most recent contests against the club on Apr. 24, 2022.
• Nyquist – 5-9-14 in 17 career GP, including points in three-straights games played overall (2-2-4) and eight of his last nine (4-6-10) as goals in three-straight road contests (3-0-3) and points in five-straight at Edmonton (4-1-5).
• Sillinger – 1-2-3 in 2 career GP, including points in both games with an assist recorded in last game at Edmonton on Dec. 16, 2021.
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
BUSY JANUARY WEEKS
The Blue Jackets earned points in their second consecutive game with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Monday. On Saturday, Columbus concluded a stretch of four games in six days that included games against the Rangers, Predators, Ducks and Sharks. The club plays a second consecutive week of four games in six days as it visits the Flames (Monday), Oilers (Wednesday), Canucks (Friday) and Kraken (Saturday).
LOOKING TO THE WEST
The Blue Jackets kicked off a stretch of seven consecutive contests against the Western Conference on Tuesday. After facing the Central Division’s Predators last Tuesday, the team plays six-straight against the Pacific Division from January 19-28, including its annual trip through western Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver). Columbus is 4-1-2 against the Pacific Division in 2022-23.
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
EDMONTON OILERS VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
7:30 p.m. MT at Rogers Place
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
27-18-3 – 57 PTS RECORD 14-30-3 – 31 PTS
Div. – 4th Conference – 6th RANK Div. – 8th Conference – 16th
1st –31.0% (53/171) POWER PLAY 31st – 16.0% (20/125)
23rd – 74.9% (128/171) PENALTY KILL 18th – 77.6% (118/152)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. COLOMBUS GP RECORD HOME (31) AWAY (32) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. COLUMBUS 63 37-16-3-7 23-6-0-2 14-10-3-5 225 164
OILERS vs. COLUMBUS – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0
QUICK FACTS
Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of two meetings against the Blue Jackets this season and the lone game in Edmonton. The last time these teams met was on April 24th in Columbus, with the Blue Jackets winning 5-2. Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins lead the team with 23 career points against Columbus and have also played in a team leading 20 games against Columbus, along with Cody Ceci.
GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 2nd in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 66. They also rank tied for 5th in the league in third period goals with 59.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. COLUMBUS
Record: 6-4-0
GF: 35 GA: 25
2021-22 4/24/22 @ CBJ 5-2 L
2021-22 12/16/21 @ EDM 5-2 W
2019-20 3/7/20 @ EDM 4-1 W
2019-20 10/30/19 @ CBJ 4-1 W
2018-19 3/21/19 @ EDM 4-1 W
2018-19 3/2/19 @ CBJ 4-0 W
2017-18 3/27/18 @ EDM 3-7 L
2017-18 12/12/17 @ CBJ 7-2 W
2016-17 1/3/17 @ CBJ 1-3 L
2016-17 12/13/16 @ EDM 1-3 L
OILERS LEADERS vs. COLUMBUS
NHL CAREER
Games: Nugent-Hopkins, McDavid, Ceci (20)
Goals: Kane (9)
Assists: Nugent-Hopkins (18)
Points: Nugent-Hopkins, McDavid (23)
Penalty minutes: Kane (12)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 15 F Brad Malone placed on waivers
Dec. 16 F Brad Malone cleared waivers and loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
D Markus Niemelainen recalled from Bakersfield
Jan. 7 F James Hamblin loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
Jan. 9 D Vincent Desharnais recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
Jan. 17 D Markus Niemelainen loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
F Evander Kane activated off LTIR
F Kailer Yamamoto and D Ryan Murray placed on LTIR
Jan. 19 F Devin Shore was loaned to Bakersfield for conditioning
OILERS IN JANUARY
Overall – 545 GP, 258-209-52-26 – 590 PTS
2021-22 – 10 GP, 7-2-1 – 15 PTS
