COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Jan. 28, 2023 Game No. 50 (15-31-3, 33 pts.)
at Seattle Kraken (28-15-5, 61 pts.), Climate Pledge Arena Road Game No. 23 (4-16-2, 10 pts.)
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THE LAST GAME: JAN. 27, 2023 – CBJ 2 at VAN 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Marchenko (12), PP – Marchenko (13)
VAN Goal Scorers: SHG – Pettersson (20), PP – Hughes (5), Mikheyev (13), Joshua (8), PP – Pettersson (21)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (29/34; 59:27); VAN – Delia (24/26; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 2/4; PK: 2/4 | Shots: CBJ: 26 / VAN: 34
3 Stars: 1. Horvat, VAN; 2. Pettersson, VAN; 3. Hughes, VAN
Noteworthy: CBJ had their 3-game points streak (2-0-1) snapped with the regulation loss… CBJ scored 2 PPG for the 7th time this season and 2nd time in the last 3 games… Marchenko notched his 2nd career multi-goal game (2-0-2) to extend his goal streak to 3-straight games (4-0-4)… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 35th assist of the campaign, extending his assists streak to 5 consecutive outings (1-6-7)… Laine registered his 16th assist of the season, giving him assists in 5-straight contests (2-6-8)… Boqvist recorded an assist to extend his assists streak to 3-straight games (0-4-4)… Jenner tallied his 12th assist of the season and now has points in 4-straight games (3-1-4).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (43 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (38 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (36 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (34 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (18 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (9 games)
Nyquist (upper body); out indefinitely (1 game)
Blankenburg (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 329
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 28 Recalled Christiansen from Cleveland (AHL)
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 | 105.7 FM
AGAINST THE KRAKEN
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at SEA)
2021-22 Series: 2-0-0 (1-0-0 at SEA)
All-Time Series: 2-0-0 (1-0-0 at SEA)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 2-0-0 | 1-0-0
All-Time GF/GA: 7/5
All-Time SF/SA: 53/52
All-Time PP: 0-of-2
All-Time PK: 1-of-2
THE LAST GAME VS. SEA: DEC. 11, 2021 – CBJ 5 at SEA 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Bjorkstrand (9), Roslovic (5), Domi (5), Domi (6), OT – Bean (4)
SEA Goal Scorers: McCann (11), PP – Schwartz (6), Geekie (3), Dunn (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (28/32, 60:55); SEA – Grubauer (24/29, 60:38)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 0/1 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / SEA: 32
3 Stars: 1. Bean, CBJ; 2. Domi, CBJ; 3. Dunn, SEA
Noteworthy: CBJ improved to 6-0-1 in OT/SO this season, snapping a 5-game road losing-streak in the process… CBJ scored 4 goals in the 2nd while SEA answered with 3 in the 3rd… Bjorkstrand collected 1-1-2, notching his 200th NHL/CBJ career point with his 2nd point (assist) in the game… Bean (1-1-2) scored his 2nd GWG/OTG of the season/NHL career… Domi (2-1-3), Jenner (0-2-2), Roslovic (1-1-2) and Voracek (0-2-2) also had multi-point games.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Mar. 3 at CBJ
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. SEA)
CBJ swept the series in 2021-22 (2-0-0) with both games decided in overtime… There are no shutouts, hat tricks or penalty shots in the all-time series… Most goals scored at SEA: 5 (12/11/21)… Most goals allowed at SEA: 4 (12/11/21).
SCORING NOTABLES vs. SEA
• Gaudreau – 2-3-5 in 4 career GP, including 2-1-3 in two career games at Seattle.
• Jenner – 0-2-2 in 2 career GP, including collecting both assists in the OT win at Seattle.
• Laine – 1-0-1 in 1 career GP, including the OT winner to give the CBJ their first-ever win against the Kraken on Oct. 16, 2021 at CBJ.
• Merzlikins – 2-0-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .904 SV% in 2 career GP, stopping 47-of-52 shots in the series last year, including 28 in the win at Seattle.
• Roslovic – 1-1-2 in 2 career GP, including notching both of his points in CBJ’s OT win in Seattle on Dec. 11, 2021.
SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Calgary 5 at Seattle 2
Goals: Hayden, Tolvanen
Goalie: Jones (33/37)
PP: 0/5 PK: 2/2 Shots: Calgary 38 – Seattle 31
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 132)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 48 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 48 games – day-to-day
Jaden Schwartz (undisclosed) – 7 games – day-to-day
Justin Schultz (undisclosed) – 4 games – week-to-week
Matty Beniers (undisclosed) – 1 game – day-to-day
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Jan. 22, 2022: Reassigned F John Hayden to Coachella Valley (AHL)
Jan. 24, 2022: Recalled F John Hayden from Coachella Valley (AHL)
Jan. 27, 2022: Recalled F Max McCormick from Coachella Valley (AHL); Placed D Justin Schultz on injured reserve
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Feb. 7: Seattle at NY Islanders, 4:30 p.m. PT
Thursday, Feb. 9: Seattle at New Jersey, 4 p.m. PT
Friday, Feb. 10: Seattle at NY Rangers, 4 p.m. PT
Sunday, Feb. 12: Seattle at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. PT
Tuesday, Feb. 14: Seattle at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the first of two games Seattle will play against Columbus this season. The two teams will next meet on March 3 in Columbus. The Kraken are looking for their first-ever win against the Blue Jackets.
• Yesterday’s game against the Flames and tonight’s game against the Blue Jackets is the Kraken’s fourth back-to-back set this season. The team will play in eight total back-to-back sets this year, and this is the only one of which both teams will be at home. The Kraken have a 2-1-0 record in the second game of a back-to-back set this season.
• The Kraken have not allowed a power-play goal for six consecutive games, going a perfect 15-for-15 during that span. If they were to remain perfect on the penalty kill tonight, it would set a franchise record for consecutive games without allowing a powerplay goal. As of 10:50 p.m. PT on Jan. 27, the Kraken were one of two teams (Washington) to remain perfect on the penalty kill since Jan. 16, the start of the Kraken’s streak.
• With 48 games played, the Kraken have already surpassed their win (27) and point (60) totals from last season.
• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are leading the league in wins (10, tied), points (21), goals (57) and goals per game (4.07). They are one of only two teams (Edmonton) to be averaging four or more goals per game in 2023.
• Despite only playing in 47 games this season, the Kraken are the first team to have scored at least eight goals in a game four different times since the Pittsburgh Penguins also has four eight-goal games in 2011-12.
SILENCING THE CANNONS
• Ryan Donato has six points (two goals, four assists) in five career games against the Blue Jackets.
• Jordan Eberle has three assists in his last three games against Columbus.
• Yanni Gourde has five assists in his last three games against the Blue Jackets.
