The Columbus Blue Jackets are on the road to play the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at 7 PM.
Pittsburgh Penguins -22-14-10 – 54 Points – 7-2-1 in the last 10 – Won 1 – 3rd in the Metro
Columbus Blue Jackets – 21-19-7 – 49 Points – 5-4-1 in the last 10 – Won 3 Straight – 7th in the Metro
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Blue Jackets Stats
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Power Play – 20.3% – 15th in the NHL
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Penalty Kill – 74.2% – 29th in the NHL
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Goals For – 140 – 19th in the NHL
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Goals Against – 156 – 29th in the NHL
Penguins Stats
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Power Play – 29.4% – 2nd in the NHL
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Penalty Kill – 83.2% – 7th in the NHL
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Goals For – 146 – 17th in the NHL
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Goals Against – 134 – 10th in the NHL
Series History vs. The Penguins
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Columbus is 19-30-0-11 all-time, and 6-19-0-5 at home vs. Pittsburgh.
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The Blue Jackets are 4-1-2 in the last 7, and 5-4-3 in the last 12 against the Pens.
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The CBJ are 1-0-2 against Pittsburgh this season, and 1-0-0 at PPG Paints Arena.
Who To Watch For The Penguins
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Sidney Crosby leads the team with 25 goals and 51 points.
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Erik Karlsson leads the Pens with 29 assists, but he’s on IR.
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Goalie Arturs Silovs is 8-6-7 with a SV% .892%.
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Stuart Skinner is a combined 15-12-4 with a SV% of 2.62 with Pittsburgh and Edmonton.
CBJ Player Notes vs. Penguins
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Zach Werenski has 17 points in 24 games vs. the Penguins.
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Charlie Coyle has 22 points in 37 games.
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Sean Monahan has 15 points in 26 career games against Pittsburgh.
Injuries
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Isac Lundeström – Lower Body – Missed 11 Games – IR
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Brendan Smith – Lower Body – Missed 9 Games IR – Out 3-4 months after having knee surgery.
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Miles Wood – Lower Body – Missed 8 Games – IR – Week to week.
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Mason Marchment – Upper Body – Missed 6 Games – Week to week.
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 127
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight’s game will be on FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
* Simulcasted on CW Columbus, WUAB in Cleveland, WXIX in Cincinnati, WZCDin Dayton, WQCW in Charleston/Huntington, WV, WKYT in Lexington, KY and WAVE in Louisville, KY
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