The Columbus Blue Jackets are concluding their Pacific trips with a collision with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at the Honda Center.
Columbus is coming off a 5-1 stinker to the Kings with the highlight reel goal from Quinton Byfield and two goals from former Blue Jackets’ top draft pick Pierre-Luc Dubois.
The Ducks are coming off an Atlantic Division trip with a win against the Sabres. A win for the home team will tie them with the road team in the overall league standings.
Trevor Zegras could be on the move with the chance to reunite with Jamie Drysdale and Philadelphia or a swap for Kappo Kakko and the Rangers being openly discussed. Would hate to see this happen to a team in the Metro with the chance of them getting offensively better. The Ducks are also getting calls on veterans John Gibson, Adam Henrique, and Frank Vatrano. It is a fire sale under the Pat Verbeek era.
The Ducks are grinding through with enforcers Radko Gudas and Ross Johnston standing up for the youngsters.
Daniil Tarasov v John Gibson.
Projected Lineups
Anaheim Ducks
Alex Killorn -- Leo Carlsson -- Ryan Strome Frank Vatrano -- Mason McTavish -- Troy Terry Isac Lundestrom -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg Ross Johnston -- Sam Carrick -- Max Jones
Cam Fowler -- Urho Vaakanainen Jackson LaCombe -- Radko Gudas Pavel Mintyukov -- Ilya Lyubushkin
John Gibson Lukas Dostal
Scratched: Brett Leason, Gustav Lindstrom
Injured: Trevor Zegras (broken ankle), Brock McGinn (upper body)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Jack Roslovic Yegor Chinakhov -- Dmitri Voronkov -- Kirill Marchenko Kent Johnson -- Cole Sillinger -- Justin Danforth Alexandre Texier -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski -- Adam Boqvist Ivan Provorov -- Damon Severson Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Daniil Tarasov Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Andrew Peeke, Emil Bemstrom
Injured: Adam Fantilli (calf), Patrik Laine (upper body)
Players to Watch
Anaheim — Frank Vatrano — 8 points in last 5 games and could be last time Columbus fans see him in a Ducks’ uniform.
Columbus — Adam Boqvist — finally got his first goal of the season after injuries and defensive depth strangled his tenure in Columbus.
Predicted Final Score
ANA - 2
CBJ - 3