The Columbus Blue Jackets are home to take on the Minnesota Wild at 7 PM.
Minnesota Wild - 20-9-5 - 45 Points - 7-2-1 in the last 10 - 3rd in the Central
Columbus Blue Jackets - 14-13-6 - 34 Points - 3-4-3 in the last 10 - 8th in the Metro
Blue Jackets Stats
- Power Play - 18.5% - 18th in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 72.8% - 30th in the NHL
- Goals For - 96 - 21st in the NHL
- Goals Against - 114 - 29th in the NHL
Wild Stats
- Power Play - 23.1% - 9th in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 79.0% - 28th in the NHL
- Goals For - 101 - 16th in the NHL
- Goals Against - 86 - 4th in the NHL
Series History vs. TheWild
- Columbus is 33-28-1-7 all-time, and 19-11-1-2 at home vs. Minnesota.
- The Jackets are 2-2-2 in the last 6 games vs. the Wild.
- The CBJ beat the Wild 7-4 back on October 11th.
Who To Watch For TheWild
- Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild with 21 goals and 38 points.
- Matt Boldy leads the team with 19 assists.
- Newly acquired Quinn Hughes has 2 points in 2 games with the Wild.
- Filip Gustavsson is 11-8-3 with a .912 SV%.
- Goalie Jesper Wallstedt 9-1-2 with a .937 SV%.
CBJ Player Notes vs.Wild
- Zach Werenski has 9 points in 14 games against the Wild.
- Boone Jenner has 6 points in 16 games.
- Sean Monahan has 15 points in 32 games vs. Minnesota.
Injuries
- Erik Gudbranson - Upper Body - Missed 25 Games - IR - No timeline for a return
- Mathieu Olivier - Upper Body - Missed 10 Games - IR- No timeline for a return
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 65
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK. Bob Wischusen 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.
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