| TB | CBJ | |
|---|---|---|
| 19-4-4 | ROAD / HOME | 12-8-4 |
| 3.45 | GOALS FOR | 2.90 |
| 2.45 | GOALS AGAINST | 3.26 |
| 20.3% | POWER PLAY | 19.4% |
| 84.5% | PENALTY KILL | 75.7% |
| 27.4 | SHOTS FOR | 30.2 |
| 26.0 | SHOTS AGAINST | 30.7 |
| 46.3% | FACEOFF % | 50.7% |
| TAMPA BAY: LAST THREE GAMES | ||
| SUN, 1/18 | @ Stars | W, 4-1 |
| TUE, 1/20 | vs. Sharks | W, 4-1 |
| FRI, 1/23 | @ Blackhawks | SOW, 2-1 |
| TAMPA BAY: TEAM LEADERS | ||
| GOALS |
Brandon Hagel Nikita Kucherov |
25 |
| ASSISTS | Nikita Kucherov | 49 |
| POINTS | Nikita Kucherov | 74 |
| ODDS & PROJECTIONS | ||
| CBJ WIN PER MONEYPUCK: | 47% | |
| CBJ ODDS PER DRAFTKINGS: | +105 | |
After seeing a four-game losing streak come to an end Tuesday, the Columbus Blue Jackets got back to their recent winning ways Thursday night with a 1-0 shutout victory over the Dallas Stars.
The homestand continues Saturday night and the Blue Jackets look for their sixth win in seven games when the Tampa Bay Lightning are in town.
Here are five things to know before the 7:00 p.m. puck-drop:
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The Bolts are on a 15-game point streak and are 14-0-1 during that span. The streak continued Friday night with a shootout win in Chicago over the Blackhawks. ... Andrei Vasilevskiy started in that game, which puts back-up Jonas Johansson in line to get the net against Columbus. Johansson is 10-6-1 as a starter this season with a 2.73 goals against average and .896 save percentage. ... Tampa Bay has the second-best penalty kill in the league at 84.% and have killed off all 13 opposition power plays over the last six games.
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After posting his first shutout of the season and third of his career, Jet Greaves is back in net for the Blue Jackets. His goals against average all the way down to 2.62 to go with a .910 save percentage, though it's at .922 over his last 12 starts. He's also won his last three starts, including Columbus' 15th-ever, 1-0 regulation win Thursday.
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There is no hiding the fact that Dmitri Voronkov is going to have to work his way back into a bigger role in Columbus' lineup under new head coach Rick Bowness. Voronkov played a career-low 6:43 in Thursday's win and in his last three games, has two of his four lowest ice-times in his career. He's on the fourth line again Saturday as The Big Boss looks to play his way back up.
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For the first time this season, the Blue Jackets have gone three straight games with 25 or less shots on goal. Their 22 shots in each of the last two games is tied for a season-low. Quality shots are better than a quantity of shots, but they'll need to get the puck on net more to beat a solid defensive team like the Lightning.
- There are no lineup changes expected from Thursday's game, per Bowness. Here are the complete lineup projections:
| LW | C | RW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Mason Marchment | 19 | Adam Fantilli | 86 | Kirill Marchenko |
| 38 | Boone Jenner | 23 | Sean Monahan | 91 | Kent Johnson |
| 4 | Cole Sillinger | 3 | Charlie Coyle | 24 | Mathieu Olivier |
| 10 | Dmitri Voronkov | 21 | Isac Lundesröm | 43 | Danton Heinen |
| LD | RD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Zach Werenski | 78 | Damon Severson |
| 9 | Ivan Provorov | 44 | Erik Gudbranson |
| 2 | Jake Christiansen | 6 | Egor Zamula |
| Starting Goalie | Back-Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Jet Greaves | 90 | Elvis Merzlikins |
