Columbus Blue Jackets (55 pts) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (67 pts) Game Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets are in Las Vegas to play the Golden Knights on Thursday. Tonight's game marks the last 10 PM EST game for Columbus.

The Blue Jackets haven't played a game since last Saturday night when they beat the LA Kings at home. This could be good, or it could be bad.

Vegas is a team that is rarely beaten at home and usually steamrolls teams at T-Mobile Arena, so the CBJ will have their work cut out for them, especially since Columbus is not usually good on the road. Vegas is 19-6-2 at home.

It's no secret that the VGK are very good. They're 2nd on the power play, 10th on the PK, and are 2nd in the fewest PIMs given up. They score a ton of goals and are currently 3rd in the league, while only giving up the 10th fewest amount of goals.

Columbus has their work cut out for them. The advantage for the Jackets, if there is one, is that the Knights have played two games already this week, while Columbus hasn't played since last Saturday. In theory, they should be rested and ready for the Vegas steamroll.

Series History vs. The Golden Knights

• Columbus is 2-4-0 on the road and 6-5-1 in 12 all-time meetings vs. Vegas.

• The Jackets are 2-1-1 in the last four.

Who To Watch For The Golden Knights

• Jack Eichel leads the team with 48 assists and 64 points. He also has 22 points in 20 games vs. the CBJ.

• Pavel Dorofeyev leads the team with 22 goals.

• Ilya Samsonov is 12-6 with a .898 SV%.

• Adin Hill is 19-9 with a .901 SV%.

CBJ Player Notes vs. The Golden Knights

• Zach Werenski has 7 points in 10 games against Vegas.

• Kirill Marchenko has 4 points in 3 games.

• Cole Sillinger has 4 points in 6 career games vs. the Knights.

Injuries

• Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (50 Games)

• Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (47 Games)

• Yegor Chinakhov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve (29 Games)

• Sean Monahan (upper body); is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 7 (9 Games)

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 210

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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