Bonjour tout la monde et bon soir.
After two days off, the Columbus Blue Jackets continue their home stand with their second matchup against the Montreal Canadiens in 6 days.
Refer to P16 and G16 blogs for the first matchup coverage and results.
With rest for the Union Blue, this is a stretch of three games in four nights, with travel.
Tonight, Montreal comes in ice cold after a 7-2 defeat from the hands of the sagging Buffalo Sabres, to travel into Ohio overnight last night.
Columbus hasn’t played since their 6-1 win over Florida.
Projected Lineups
Montreal Canadiens
Cole Caufield—Nick Suzuki—Kirby Dach Juraj Slafkovsky—Christian Dvorak—Brendan Gallagher Evgenii Dadanov—Sean Monahan—Josh Anderson Michael Pezzetta—Jake Evans—Joel Armia
Kaiden Guhle—David Savard Michael Matheson—Joel Edmundsson Jordan Harris—Chris Wideman
Samuel Montembault Jake Allen
Scratched — Arber Xhekaj, Jonathan Kovacevic
Injured — Jonathan Drouin, Michael Hoffman, Carey Price
Columbus Blue Jackets
Johnny Gaudreau—Boone Jenner—Emil Bemstrom Trey Fix-Wolansky—Cole Sillinger—Gustav Nyquist Liam Foudy—Jack Roslovic—Kent Johnson Eric Robinson—Sean Kuraly—Mathieu Olivier
Vladislav Gavrikov—Marcus Bjork Jake Christiansen—Erik Gubdranson Gavin Bayreuther—Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo Daniil Tarasov
Scratched — Brendan Gaunce, Billy Sweezey
Injured — Zach Werenski, Patrik Laine, Jakub Voracek, Elvis Merzlikins, Jake Bean, Adam Boqvist, Justin Danforth, Nick Blankenburg, Yegor Chinakov (GTD)
Players to Watch
Montreal — Nick Suzuki — 3 multipoint games in his last 5, the youngest captain in franchise history is continuing to prove why he was the right choice, and maybe the part of the worst trade in Vegas history.
Columbus — Sean Kuraly — the hottest player on the team since his injury return, he’s got 4 goals and one assist in his last 4 appearances. His line with Robinson and Olivier have been on fire together this month.
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Merci!
More to come…