COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Apr. 11, 2023 Game No. 80 (24-47-8, 56 pts.)
at Philadelphia Flyers (29-38-13, 71 pts.), Wells Fargo Center Home Game No. 41 (9-25-6, 24 pts.)
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THE LAST GAME: APR. 8, 2023 – CBJ 0 vs. NYR 4
CBJ Goal Scorers:
NYR Goal Scorers: Vesey (11), Kreider (36), Mikkola (1), Trocheck (22)
Goalies: CBJ – Hutchinson (24/28; 59:50); NYR – Shesterkin (20/20; 59:27)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 20 / NYR: 28
3 Stars: 1. Shesterkin, NYR; 2. Kreider, NYR; 3. Zibanejad, NYR
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 2rd-straight game… CBJ finished season series with NYR going 1-3-0… Hutchinson played in his 150th career NHL game… Bemstrom and Fix-Wolansky led the club in shots with 3 each… Kuraly led the team in hits with 6 (24 total)… Peeke led the club in blocked shots with 5 (17 total).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); approximately 6 months (73 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (66 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (64 games)
Laine (triceps strain); approximately two-four weeks (9 games)
Gudbranson (separated shoulder); approximately six weeks (8 games)
Olivier (lower leg bone bruise); approximately two-four weeks (8 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); week-to-week (7 games)
Merzlikins (lower body); day-to-day (7 games)
Pederson (upper body); day-to-day (5 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 530
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Apr. 11 Added Christiansen, Dunne, Fix-Wolansky, Jiricek and Meyer to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 8 Assigned Bjork, Fix-Wolansky, Jiricek and Luoto to Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 8 Added Bjork, Fix-Wolansky, Jiricek and Luoto to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 7 Assigned Bjork, Dunne, Luoto and Sweezey to Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 5 Added Gillies to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL), assigned Christiansen and Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 4 Signed Chinakhov to one-year contract extension for 2023-24 NHL season
Apr. 3 Added Greaves to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL), assigned Gillies and Richards to Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 1 Added Bjork, Luoto and Richards to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Fix-Wolansky to
Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE FLYERS
2022-23 Series: 2-1-0 (0-1-0 at PHI)
2021-22 Series: 2-1-0 (2-0-0 at PHI)
All-Time Series: 25-16-3-2 (10-12-1-0 at PHI)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 4-5-1 | 5-5-0
All-Time GF/GA: 131/135
All-Time SF/SA: 1,331/1,455
All-Time PP: 26-of-137
All-Time PK: 139-of-162
THE LAST GAME: DEC. 20, 2022 – CBJ 3 at PHI 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: Marchenko (3), Johnson (8), Peeke (3)
PHI Goal Scorers: SHG – Konecny (13), Frost (6), Tippett (9), Konecny (14), EN – Tippett (10)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (34/38; 59:10); PHI – Hart (30/33; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / PHI: 39
3 Stars: 1. Konecny, PHI; 2. York, PHI; 3. Frost, PHI
Noteworthy: CBJ dropped a back-to-back set… PHI led 1-0 after the 1st before CBJ scored goals 2:43 apart to grab a 2-1 lead… PHI answered with 3-straight goals (2 in 2nd), including GWG 2:45 into the 3rd… Nine different CBJ players recorded points… CBJ took just one penalty.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. PHI)
CBJ are 23-10-2 vs. PHI since the start of the 2013-14 season… CBJ have won 5 of the last 8 games at PHI dating back to 3/15/18, including both games at PHI in the 2021-22 series… CBJ have killed off 14-of-15 Flyers’ power play attempts in the past 6 games (93.3 pct.).… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 13 of the past 15 games dating back to 3/15/18… Most goals scored at PHI: 5 – 3x (MR: 3/15/18)… Most goals allowed at PHI: 9 (11/5/11).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. PHI)
Bean skated in his 100th career NHL game on 4/5/22 at PHI… Bjork notched his 1st career NHL assist on 11/15/22 vs. PHI.
PLAYER NOTABLES vs. PHI
• Gaudreau – 6-15-21 in 16 career GP, including points in 13 of the contests with 4 3-point efforts and points in all 7 career games at Philadelphia (2-7-9)
• Jenner – 13-5-18 in 30 career GP, including multiple points in each of his last 3 games against the club (4-2-6) after scoring 2 goals in each of the 1st 2 contests of the 2022-23 season series
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
THE FINAL THREE
Columbus plays its final three games of the 2022-23 season with the next two against Metropolitan Division before ending the campaign against Buffalo (Atlantic Division) on April 14. The Blue Jackets, who play their final road game of the season on Tuesday, are at the end of a stretch of three-of-four games played on the road. The club is also closing out a stretch of 15-of-21 games played away from Nationwide Arena from February 26-April 11. The team will then play its final two games of the season at home at Nationwide Arena with their 17th and final back-to-back set on Thursday (Pittsburgh) and Friday (Buffalo).
A CHANGING LINEUP
CBJ have set a couple of records this season due to injuries and illnesses. The club enters Tuesday’s game at Philadelphia with 530 man games lost due to injuries/illness through 79 games in 2022-23. The mark surpasses the previous high of 508 MGL recorded in 2014-15. With that, the Blue Jackets have seen 43 different players play in a game this season (37 skaters, six goaltenders). It sets a new franchise record for most netminders to play in a game in a single season and ties the record for most players to play in a game (2003-04; 40 skaters/3 goaltenders).
POWERING UP
CBJ have scored a PPG in 11 of the past 19 games (13-for-56; 23.2 pct.). The team ranks 10th in the NHL in power play percentage since February 28. The Jackets scored a PPG in six-straight games from February 28-March 14, which was tied for the third-longest streak of games with a PPG in club history (fifth time). The team also ranks ninth-T in the NHL in PP pct. since January 21, converting on 22-of-97 opportunities over the last 34 contests (22.7).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Wells Fargo Center
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 80
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 80
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 80
Nick Seeler illness 4/9-present 1
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 411
FLYERS VS. BLUE JACKETS HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS BLUE JACKETS
18-16-12 ALL-TIME RECORD 25-16-5
12-9-2 HOME 15-4-4
6-7-10 ROAD 10-12-1
2-2-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 3-2-0
6-3-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 4-5-1
135 GOALS SCORED 131
14.2% POWER PLAY 19.0%
81.0% PENALTY KILL 85.8%
Konecny: 24 pts (10-14=24) in 21 GP
Hayes: 24 pts (9-15=24) in 27 GP
van Riemsdyk: 21 pts (11-10=21) in 27 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Gaudreau: 21 pts (6-15=21) in 16 GP
Jenner: 18 pts (13-5=18) in 30 GP
Laine: 9 pts (4-5=9) in 13 GP
Hart: 2-4-1, 3.04 GAA, .894 SV% in 7 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced CBJ
TEAM GOALTENDERS Merzlikins: 2-2-1, 3.19 GAA, .903 SV% in 6 GP
Hutchinson: 1-1-1, 3.59 GAA, .868 SV% in 3 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 10 Nationwide Arena CBJ (5), PHI (2)
November 15 Nationwide Arena CBJ (5), PHI (4) OT
December 20 Wells Fargo Center PHI (5), CBJ (3)
April 11 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m
November 10 Nationwide Arena CBJ (5), PHI (2)
November 15 Nationwide Arena CBJ (5), PHI (4) OT
December 20 Wells Fargo Center PHI (5), CBJ (3)
April 11 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/7 – Loaned D Ronnie Attard to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
4/5 – Loaned G Samuel Ersson to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
4/3 – Recalled D Ronnie Attard from Lehigh Valley (AHL)
TEAM NOTES
QUICK STATS
- Philadelphia recorded a season-high seven-game point streak (5-0-2) from March 17-30.
- The Flyers notched two season-high four-game win streaks: March 21-28 & Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
- Philadelphia has six players with 40-plus points this season, the first campaign of five-plus players with 40-plus points since 2019-20 (6).
- The Flyers rank second in the NHL with 1,374 blocked shots and fourth with 2,176 hits.
- Philadelphia has reached 2,000-plus hits in a season for the sixth time in franchise history and for the first since 2016- 17. The 2,176 hits this season are the third-most in franchise history – the franchise record is 2,511 hits set in 2014-15.
- The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
- Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- The Flyers have set a franchise record in blocked shots this season, surpassing their 1,317 set during the 2010-11 campaign.
- Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Feb. 12 at CGY for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots
– the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/7 – Loaned D Ronnie Attard to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
4/5 – Loaned G Samuel Ersson to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
4/3 – Recalled D Ronnie Attard from Lehigh Valley (AHL)
HOME COOKIN’
- The Flyers wrap up their home games for the 2022-23 regular season, hosting Columbus on Tuesday.
- Philadelphia posted a 5-1-1 record in a season-high seven-game homestand, March 14-28.
- The Flyers have played in six extra session games in the last 16 home contests, posting a 2-4 record in those games. The Flyers are 2-5 in extra play games at home this season.
- Philadelphia is 11-9-4 in its last 24 home games and 17-18-5 in 40 home games this season.
- The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 19 of its last 27 home games. The Flyers are 16-6-3 at home this season when scoring three-plus goals.
