| CBJ | UTH | |
|---|---|---|
| 9-12-3 | ROAD / HOME | 11-7-1 |
| 2.91 | GOALS FOR | 3.04 |
| 3.41 | GOALS AGAINST | 2.82 |
| 17.4% | POWER PLAY | 15.9% |
| 76.0% | PENALTY KILL | 81.8% |
| 30.2 | SHOTS FOR | 28.2 |
| 31.0 | SHOTS AGAINST | 25.4 |
| 51.1% | FACEOFF % | 48.2% |
| UTAH: LAST THREE GAMES | ||
| MON, 1/5 | @ Rangers | OTW, 3-2 |
| WED, 1/7 | vs. Senators | W, 3-1 |
| FRI, 1/9 | vs. Blues | W, 4-2 |
| UTAH: TEAM LEADERS | ||
| GOALS | Dylan Guenther | 21 |
| ASSISTS | Clayton Keller | 28 |
| POINTS | Clayton Keller | 41 |
| ODDS & PROJECTIONS | ||
| CBJ WIN PER MONEYPUCK: | 38% | |
| CBJ ODDS PER DRAFTKINGS: | -190 | |
It's the second leg of a back-to-back Sunday night as the Columbus Blue Jackets wrap up a four-game road trip with a stop in Salt Lake City to face the Utah Mammoth.
Columbus is winless on the road trip so far and have lost their last four games overall, giving up 18 goals during that stretch.
This is the first true meeting between the Blue Jackes and the Mammoth, as Utah was known last season as the Utah Hockey Club.
Here are five things to know before an 7:00 p.m. puck-drop:
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The Mammoth are riding a three-game winning streak and have victories in four of their last five games overall. They're currently one point out of the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. Goaltender Karel Vejmelka leads the league in wins with 20, and is likely to get the start in net for Utah in this one.
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Jet Greaves gets the start for the Blue Jackets. His eight-game starting streak came to an end Saturday when Elvis Merzlikins started against the Colorado Avalanche. Greaves is 12-12-6 this season with a 2.74 goals against average and .907 save percentage.
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The Blue Jackets have had a problem scoring goals at times this season, but Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Avalanche was just the second time this season they've been held without a goal. The other was a 2-0 loss to the Washington Capitals on December 7th.
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There are two potential milestones to be reached Sunday: Ivan Provorov's next point is the 300th of his NHL career, and captain Boone Jenner needs just two assists for 200 apples in his career.
- Not a ton of changes from Saturday; Cole Sillinger and Charlie Coyle swap lines and Dmitri Voronkov is bumped down to the third line. Here are the lineup projections:
| LW | C | RW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cole Sillinger | 19 | Adam Fantilli | 86 | Kirill Marchenko |
| 38 | Boone Jenner | 23 | Sean Monahan | 91 | Kent Johnson |
| 10 | Dmitri Voronkov | 3 | Charlie Coyle | 24 | Mathieu Olivier |
| 43 | Danton Heinen | 16 | Brendan Gaunce | 82 | Mikael Pyyhtia |
| LD | RD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Zach Werenski | 5 | Denton Mateychuk |
| 9 | Ivan Provorov | 78 | Damon Severson |
| 6 | Egor Zamula | 15 | Dante Fabbro |
| Starting Goalie | Back-Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Jet Greaves | 90 | Elvis Merzlikins |
