Match-up - Boston Bruins (18-14-3) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (14-16-3) Road/Home records - 7-8-1 -------------- 7-9-2 TV - NESN, FS-O Puck drop - 7:00 p.m. ET Season series - 1-0 Bruins Last 10 - Bruins: 4-4-2 ------------ Blue Jackets: 8-1-1 Projected starting goalies - Tuukka Rask vs Sergei Bobrovsky
Projected lines for the Bruins via DailyFaceoff.com:
Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Craig Cunningham Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Reilly Smith Chris Kelly - Carl Soderberg - Loui Eriksson Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Matt Fraser
Zdeno Chara - Dougie Hamilton Mart Bartkowski - Dennis Seidenberg Torey Krug - Kevan Miller
Injured: Adam McQuaid
Projected lines for the Blue Jackets:
Nick Foligno - Ryan Johansen - Jeremy Morin Matt Calvert - Brandon Dubinsky - Cam Atkinson Corey Tropp - Alex Wennberg - Jack Skille Adam Cracknell - Michael Chaput - Jared Boll
Jack Johnson - David Savard Kevin Connauton - James Wisniewski Fedor Tyutin - Dalton Prout
Injured: Scott Hartnell, Artem Anisimov, Nathan Horton, Mark Letestu, Ryan Murray.
What to watch:
1) Ryan Johansen hasn't been a consistent point producer since the first 10 games of the season. Will the extra time to recharge over the break help his cause? It better, because the Jackets won't be going far without him.
2) The Jackets lost their final game entering the break, but won eight of their final 10 before Christmas. They're still seven points out and have a lot of work to do, so they'll need to come out and pick up where they left off before it's too late.
3) Tuukka Rask hasn't been himself for much of the year, but he didn't lose his ability overnight. Neither the Bruins or Blue Jackets have been scoring much this season, so this game will likely be decided by goaltending. If Sergei Bobrovsky can out-duel Rask, the Jackets will like win for the ninth time in 11 games.
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