Vancouver Canucks (34-26-12, 80 pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (32-29-9, 73 pts)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Friday, March 28
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/Sportsnet/FDSO
Radio:
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
Columbus – WBNS The Fan 97.1 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver Canucks +1.5 ML +110
Columbus Blue Jackets -1.5 ML -130
O/U 5.5
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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks picked up their second straight win with a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday. They are 5-4-1 in their last ten, averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game. Thatcher Demko since returning is 2-0-0 with a 2.43 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage. Jake DeBrusk has an assist in his last three games.
Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
The Blue Jackets snapped a six-game skid with a 4-3 overtime win over the New York Islanders on Monday. They are 2-7-1 in their last ten games averaging two goals per game while allowing 3.7 goals per game. They’ve been shutout in four of their past ten games.
Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:
DeBrusk-Suter-Boeser
O’Connor-Blueger-Garland
Joshua-Raty-Sherwood
Karlsson-Aman-Lekkerimaki
Hughes-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-E.N.Pettersson
Demko
Silovs
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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:
Voronkov-Monahan-Marchenko
Jenner-Fantilli-Johnson
Sillinger-Danforth-Olivier
Aston-Reese-Kuraly-Kunin
Werenski-Fabbro
Provorov-Severson
Mateychuk-Gudbranson
Merzlikins
Greaves
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Players To Watch:
Vancouver Canucks
Pius Suter this season has 38 points on 21 goals and 17 assists. He’s faced the Blue Jackets 16 times in his career recording nine points on four goals and five assists; two of those four goals came in the meeting earlier this season
Columbus Blue Jackets
Mathieu Olivier this season has 27 points on 16 goals and 11 assists. He’s faced Vancouver four times in his career recording a goal which came in their matchup this season.
Injury Report:
Vancouver Canucks
D Noah Juulsen – IR
C Filip Chytil – Out
LW Nils Hoglander – Out
C Elias Pettersson – Out
Columbus Blue Jackets
C Owen Sillinger – IR
RW Kevin Labanc – IR
D Jake Christiansen – DTD
G Daniil Tarasov – DTD
Next Game:
Vancouver – March 30 at Winnipeg Jets
Columbus – March 29 at Ottawa Senators
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