COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Jan. 27, 2023 Game No. 49 (15-30-3, 33 pts.)
at Vancouver Canucks (19-26-3, 41 pts.), Rogers Arena Road Game No. 22 (4-15-2, 10 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: JAN. 25, 2023 – CBJ 3 at EDM 2 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Jenner (14), Marchenko (11), OT – Johnson (9)
EDM Goal Scorers: Ryan (7), PP – Hyman (25)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (34/36; 62:29); EDM – Skinner (24/27; 62:29)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 0/1 | Shots: CBJ: 27 / EDM: 36
3 Stars: 1. Korpisalo, EDM; 2. Ryan, EDM; 3. Johnson, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ earned point for 3rd-straight game (2-0-1), snapping EDM’s 6-game winning streak… Jenner scored 1st goal of game to extend goal-streak to 3 consecutive games (3-0-3)… Johnson recorded his 4th multi-point game of the season (1-1-2), including scoring his 1st career NHL overtime winner… Marchenko scored a goal for 2nd-straight game (2-0-2), tying game at 2-2 with 8:34 remaining… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 34th assist of the campaign, extending his assists streak to 4-straight games (1-5-6)… Laine registered his 15th assist of the season to extend his assists streak to 4 consecutive contests (2-5-7)… Boqvist notched his 1st multi-assist/point game of the campaign (0-2-2), giving him helpers in 2-straight games (0-3-3)… Nyquist skated in his 700th career NHL game and 200th CBJ game.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (42 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (37 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (35 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (33 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (17 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (8 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 321
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
10pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE CANUCKS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 at VAN)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 at VAN)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 5-4-1 | 5-3-2
All-Time GF/GA: 161/212
All-Time SF/SA: 1,830/1,997
All-Time PP: 43-of-267
All-Time PK: 187-of-241
THE LAST GAME VS. VAN: OCT. 18, 2022 – CBJ 4 vs. VAN 3 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Danforth (1), Werenski (1), Gaudreau (2), OT – Gavrikov (1)
VAN Goal Scorers: SHG – Horvat (2), Pettersson (3), Horvat (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (32/35; 63:21); VAN – Martin (29/33; 63:21)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / VAN: 35
3 Stars: 1. Gaudreau, CBJ; 2. Gavrikov, CBJ; 3. Horvat, VAN
Noteworthy: CBJ notched their 1st win of the season… CBJ trailed 2-0 after the 1st period and 2-1 after the 2nd… Chinakhov collected his 2nd career multi-assist game and 5th career multi-point effort with his first two assists/points of the season… Gaudreau notched his 1st multi-point game as a Blue Jacket (1-1-2) while extending his points streak to 3-straight games (2-2-4)… Gavrikov scored his 4th career GWG, and 1st in overtime, and added an assist for his 1st point of the season… Voracek also collected a multi-point effort.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. VAN)
CBJ are 5-1-0 in last 6 meetings overall since 3/24/19 and have recorded points in 6 of the last 7 contests at VAN dating back to 3/19/15 (CBJ; 5-1-1)… Winning team has posted 4+ goals in 7 of past 9 games of series… VAN has 6 of the 8 shutouts in the series, but CBJ registered the most recent one on 3/24/19 (Bobrovsky, 21 saves in 5-0 W at VAN)… VAN has posted both hat tricks in the series, while CBJ has been awarded 3 of the 4 penalty shot attempts… Most goals scored at VAN: 6 – 2x, (MR: 3/19/15)… Most goals allowed at VAN: 7 – 3x, (MR: 1/5/10).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. VAN)
Gaudreau notched his 1st career goal in his NHL debut with CGY on 4/13/14 at VAN… Laine notched his 6th career hat trick on 11/19/18 at VAN… Werenski skated in his 300th NHL career game on 3/8/20 at VAN.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. VAN
• Gaudreau – 14-30-44 in 42 GP, including points in three-straight overall (3-2-5) after picking up 1-1-2 in the first meeting this season.
• Gavrikov – 1-5-6 in 5 career GP, including 1-1-2 in the contest at Nationwide Arena in October.
• Laine – 7-2-9 in 10 career GP, including 5-0-5 in five career games at Vancouver.
• Merzlikins – 3-1-0 with a 2.48 GAA and .930 SV% in 4 career GP, including three games of a SV% of .914 or higher.
• Roslovic – 3-1-4 in 9 career GP with all of his points scored in four of his last five games
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
BUSY JANUARY WEEKS
The Blue Jackets earned points in their third consecutive game with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
The club also earned a win over San Jose last Saturday and a point in an overtime loss at Calgary on Monday. Columbus concluded a
stretch of four games in six days this past Saturday that included games against the Rangers, Predators, Ducks and Sharks. The club
is in the middle of 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 5-1-2 against the Pacific Division in 2022-23.
Earning three out of four points in the first two games of the western Canada swing, the team has a chance to earn at least five points
on a three-game western Canada road trip for the fourth time in franchise history (MR: 2-0-1; 5 pts from Mar. 27-31, 2018).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
CANUCKS vs BLUE JACKETS PREVIEW
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports Ohio
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and Blue Jackets this season: Oct. 18 (4-3 OTL @ CBJ) and Jan. 27 (home).
• Vancouver is 38-15-2-9 all-time against Columbus, including a 20-6-0-5 record at home.
• The Canucks are 5-4-1 in their last ten meetings against the Blue Jackets (1-3-1 in their last five).
• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller leads the team in career points against Columbus with 14 (2-12-14 in 24 GP).
• Elias Pettersson has nine points (5-4-9) in seven career games against the Blue Jackets.
• Quinn Hughes has five points (0-5-5) in five career games against the Blue Jackets.
• Bo Horvat has 10 points (7-3-10) in 14 career games against the Blue Jackets.
• Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Luke Schenn lead active Canucks in career games played against Columbus with 26.
• Spencer Martin is 0-0-1 in one career game against the Blue Jackets, posting a 3.79 GAA and .879 SV%.
• Collin Delia has yet to face Columbus in his NHL career.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 22 points (6-16-22) in his last 17 games.
• Bo Horvat has 19 points (9-10-19) in his last 16 games.
• J.T. Miller has 12 points (5-7-12) in his last 12 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 12 points (3-9-12) in his last nine games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 11 points (6-5-11) in his last 11 games.
LAST MEETING – OCT. 18/22: VAN 3 at CBJ 4 (OT)
Bo Horvat opened the scoring with a shorthanded marker at 7:51 in the first period, assisted by Elias Pettersson and Oliver EkmanLarsson…Elias Pettersson quickly doubled Vancouver’s lead with his 100th career NHL goal…Vasily Podkolzin and Nils Höglander registered the assists…Bo Horvat restored Vancouver’s lead for his first multigoal game of the season at 7:00 in the third period…Tucker Poolman recorded his first point of the season with the primary assist while Quinn Hughes drew the secondary assist…Bo Horvat led all Canucks in shots (5)…Luke Schenn led the team in hits (3) and Curtis Lazar led in blocks (3)…Spencer Martin faced 33 shots.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN CBJ
Goals For/Game 3.27 (t-11th) 2.58 (28th)
Goals Against/Game 3.96 (31st) 3.85 (30th)
Power Play % 22.2 (t-15th) 15.8 (31st)
Penalty Kill % 65.9 (32nd) 77.1 (t-18th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:40 (21st) 8:31 (13th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 10:30am PT on January 26, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 25/23: VAN 1 at SEA 6
Conor Garland scored the Canucks’ lone goal at 19:52 in the second period extending his point streak to three games…Curtis Lazar registered his second assist of the season with the first helper…Dakota Joshua was credited with the second assist to extend his career-high in points to 11…Spencer Martin faced 35 shots…Tyler Myers led the team in shots (5)…Kyle Burroughs led the team in blocked shots (5)…Bo Horvat won 11 out of 19 faceoffs (57.9%).
LAST 5 vs COLUMBUS
• Oct. 18/22: VAN 3 at CBJ 4 (OT)
• Dec. 14/21: VAN 4 vs CBJ 3
• Nov. 26/21: VAN 2 at CBJ 4
• Mar. 8/20: VAN 1 vs CBJ 2
• Mar. 1/20: VAN 3 at CBJ 5
