The Columbus Blue Jackets are on the road to face the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena.   

The Kraken come into this game sitting third in the Pacific Division with 18 points. There 4-4-2 in their last 10, and since November 1st, they're 2-2-1. For their standards, they're in a bit of a slump.

But their slump doesn't compare to the Blue Jackets slump, who are 0-3-1 on their current five game trip. I know what you're thinking - "I can't wait until this team comes home." Don't get comfortable, because after a brief three game homestand, they're right back on the road for four more games. And those games won't be easy at all. 

There's nothing left to say. Just win a game. 

Blue Jackets Stats

• Power Play - 13.9% - 31st in NHL
• Penalty Kill - 71.4% - 28th in NHL
• Goals For - 47 - 19th in NHL
• Goals Against - 50 - 19th in NHL

Kraken Stats

• Power Play - 19.6% - 15th in NHL
• Penalty Kill - 69.2% - 30th in NHL
• Goals For - 30 - 30th in NHL
• Goals Against - 43 - 10th in NHL

Series History vs. Kraken 

• Columbus is 3-5 all-time, and 2-2 on the road vs. Seattle.
• The Jackets are 1-5 in the last six against the Kraken.
• The CBJ went 1-1 vs. the Kraken last season.

Who To Watch For The Kraken 

• Jordan Eberle leads the Kraken with 5 goals and 11 points.
• Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers are tied with 7 assists.
• Joey Daccord is 6-2-3 with a SV% of .900. His last start was on November 5th.

CBJ Player Notes vs. Kraken 

• Zach Werenski has 3 points in 5 career games vs. Seattle.
• Sean Monahan has 4 points in 7 games.
• Boone Jenner has 2 points in 5 career games vs. the Kraken.

Injuries - Gudbranson on IR

• Erik Gudbranson - Upper Body - Missed 7 games - IR
• Miles Wood - Illness
• Cole Sillinger - Illness

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 19

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 93.3 The Bus, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.

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LAS VEGAS -- The Golden Knights lost their third straight home game Monday night, as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers held on for a 3-2 victory.

Brad Marchand extended his goal streak to five games with his sixth goal in that span and 11th of the season, while Jesper Boqvist and Sam Reinhart also scored to lead the Cats.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves for Florida.

Tomas Hertl and Ivan Barbashev scored in the third period, both goals drawing the Knights to within one goal. Rookie Carl Lindbom made 17 saves.

Vegas' second-period woes continued, as it's now been outscored 8-1 in the middle frame over its last nine games. The Knights opened the season tied for the league lead after outscoring teams 10-4 in the second period, but have struggled to find any rhythm offensively after the first intermission.

The power play has also been an issue, as the Knights went 0 for 3 with a man advantage and are now 3 of 29 with an extra skater in the last nine games.

KEY MOMENT: With what would eventually be the "sign of things to come," Mitch Marner's first-period miss at a wide-open net seemingly set the tone for how the night would go for Vegas. Marner deked Bobrovsky and had a wide-open look for a lift of the puck into the net. Maybe easier said than done, but Marner put too much on the puck, which appeared to deflect off Bobrovsky's skate high over the goal and into the net... the one protecting the crowd above the end board.

KEY STAT: Florida is now 5-1 against Vegas since losing to the Knights in the 2023 Stanley Cup. Prior to meeting in the Cup Final, Vegas had won seven of the first 10 regular-season meetings after entering the league. Then the Knights won the Cup in five games, culminating with a 9-3 demolition in Game 5. Since then, the Panthers have outscored Vegas 18-12 in winning five of six.

WHAT A KNIGHT: It's hard to ignore what Lindbom has been thrust into since starter Adin Hill was sidelined with an injury on Oct. 20. Making just his fourth start, Lindbom (0-3-1, 3.25 GAA, .869 SV%) has now faced the Panthers, Colorado and Tampa Bay twice. In three of those games, Lindbom has faced former Vezina winners Bobrovsky and Andrei Vasilevskiy. And over his four starts, the Knights have provided the rookie with eight goals of support, 2.0 per game.

UP NEXT: The Golden Knights conclude their season-long six-game homestand on Thursday against the New York Islanders.