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Columbus Blue Jackets (31 pts) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (32 pts) Game Preview

jason newland
·2 min read

The Blue Jackets will finally get a break from playing all of the top teams in the East.

The Philadelphia Flyers have lost three straight and are 4-5-1 in the last 10. They've also lost 6 of 8 in December, so it hasn't been going well for John Tortorella's squad.

The Flyers are bad at giving up goals just like the Jackets, ranking 29th in goals against to the CBJ's 30th. But where the biggest difference comes in between these two teams in goal scoring. The Flyers rank 17th in the league scoring just 97 goals, whereas Columbus is 9th in the league with 107. The Jackets are scoring 3.24 goals per game to the Flyers 2.94.

The Flyers beat the Jackets 5-3 back on December 10th and they're going to want some payback.

The Flyers are currently 5th in the Metro, 10th in the East, and 21st in the League.

Series History vs. The Flyers

  • Columbus is 11-13-2 on the road and 27-19-6 in 52 all-time games vs. the Flyers.

  • The Jackets are 3-2-1 in the last six against Philadelphia.

  • 12 of the 26 games between the two teams have gone into overtime.

Who To Watch For The Flyers

  • Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 16 goals and 37 points. He also has 27 points in 32 career games against the Blue Jackets.

  • Matvei Michkov has 11 goals and 27 points as a rookie.

  • Samuel Ersson is 5-4 with a .844 SP.

  • Aleksei Kolosov is 4-6 with a .878 SP.

CBJ Player Notes vs. The Flyers

  • Zach Werenski has 15 points in 22 games vs. the Flyers.

  • Sean Monahan has 18 points in 20 games.

  • Damon Severson has 21 points in 43 career games against Philly.

Injuries

  • Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (33 Games)

  • Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (30 Games)

  • Yegor Chinakhov (upper body); (12 Games)

  • Justin Danforth (lower body); (5 Games)

  • Dante Fabbro (lower body); (1 Game)

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 127

How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 93.3 The Bus with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.

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