The Union Blue return to the ice, and this time it will be a home and home series with the New Jersey Devils. Tonight’s first contest is in Newark, prior to the weekend at home.
This is the first time battling since Halloween night, where Patrik Laine’s slap shot was a highlight goal of the year for the team. Now, without goalies Scott Wedgewood (ARI) and Jonathan Bernier (out for the season), they are using their two youngest goalies on the roster. With a COVID outbreak, both lineups are hampered.
Projected Lineups
Thomas Tatar—Jack Hughes—Jesper Bratt Jesper Boqvist—Nico Hischer—Alexander Holtz Janne Kuokkanen—Dawson Mercer—Marian Studenic Nolan Foote—Michael McLeod—Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler—Damon Severson Ryan Graves—PK Subban Ty Smith—Christian Jaros
Mackenzie Blackwood Akira Schmid
Scratched—Jon Gilles, Mason Geersteen, Jesper Boqvist, Kevin Bahl Injured— Miles Wood, Jonathan Bernier, Andreas Johnsson, Dougie Hamilton, Pavel Zacha, Yegor Sharagnovich
Columbus Blue Jackets
Patrik Laine—Cole Sillinger—Jakub Voracek Oliver Bjorkstrand—Boone Jenner—Emil Bemstrom Gustav Nyquist—Sean Kuraly—Mac Domi Eric Robinson—Jack Roslovic—Yegor Chinakov
Jake Bean—Adam Boqvist Vladislav Gavrikov—Andrew Peeke Dean Kukan—Jake Christiansen
Joonas Korpisalo Jean-Francois Berube
Scratched— Gabriel Carlsson, Liam Foudy, Gregory Hoffman, Scott Harrington Injured— Zach Werenski, Gavin Bayreuther, Nathan Gerbe, Elvis Merzlikins, Daniil Tarasov, Alexandre Texier, Justin Danforth
Players to Watch:
New Jersey— Jack Hughes— after signing a 8 year, $64M million dollar extension, he is going to show he is the most underpaid contract beginning in year 2.
Columbus— Joonas Korpisalo— Korpi is at an all time low in value, and has to bring the team and himself into the winning column.