Columbus Blue Jackets (44 pts) vs. St Louis Blues (44 pts) Game Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues tonight.

There isn't much to say about the CBJ's history of going into St. Louis and playing the Blues. Enterprise Center could easily be renamed "The Den of Despair" for the Jackets, as they've only won 12 games in STL in their 24-year history.

This game could be exciting though. The Blues currently sit just two points out of a wild card spot and are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. Meanwhile, the loveable Jackets are 7-2-1 in their last 10, have won three straight, and sit in the second wild card spot with a chance to move ahead of the Boston Bruins for the first wild card spot with a B's loss to the Panthers on Saturday night. Both teams are going to come out firing.

The Jackets are severely shorthanded and will need everyone to step up and play like they did against the Kraken if they want a chance to win. They should get Cole Sillinger back from illness tonight as well.

The Blues are currently 5th in the Central, 10th in the West, and 18th in the league.

Series History vs. The Blues

• Columbus is 12-26-9 on the road, and 36-42-16 in 94 all-time games against St. Louis.

• The Jackets are 11-8-3 in the last 22 games against the Blues.

• The Jackets power play is running at 33.3% in the last 11 games against the Blues.

Who To Watch For The Blues

• Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 19 goals and 38 points.

• Robert Thomas leads the team with 22 assists.

• Goalie Jordan Binnington is 11-15 with a .896 SV%.

• Joel Hofer is 9-4 with a .902 SV%.

CBJ Player Notes vs. The Blues

• Zach Werenski has 8 points in 14 career games vs. the Blues.

• Dmitri Voronkov has 5 points in 3 games.

• James van Riemsdyk has 11 points in 22 games against St. Louis.

Injuries

• Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (41 Games)

• Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (38 Games)

• Yegor Chinakhov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve (20 Games)

• Justin Danforth (lower body) is on Injured Reserve on Dec.10; (14 Games)

• Sean Monahan (upper body); is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 7 (1 Game)

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 167

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 97.1 The Fan with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.

*Simulcast on the following stations (markets): ABC 6 (Columbus), WSTR 64.1 MyTV (Cincinnati), WOHZ 22.1 RESN (Cleveland), WKEF 22.3 MyTV (Dayton), WSAZ 3.2 MeTV (Charleston, WV/Huntington, WV/Portsmouth, OH), WKYT 27.4 MeTV (Lexington, KY), WAVE 3.2 Bounce (Louisville, KY).

What do you think? Please share your thoughts on our forum.