Game Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York Rangers

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Columbus Blue Jackets
Overall record: 18-20-4, 40 points (
Road record: 9-11-2
Last 10: 4-5-1
Streak: -1
GFA: 2.64
GAA: 2.90
PP%: 17.5%
PK%: 79.9%
Projected lineup:
L1: Brandon Dubinsky - Artem Anisimov - Nathan Horton
L2: Nick Foligno - Ryan Johansen - RJ Umberger
L3: Blake Comeau - Mark Letestu - Corey Tropp
L4: Ryan Craig - Boone Jenner - Cam Atkinson
D1: Jack Johnson - Fedor Tyutin
D2: James Wisniewski - Ryan Murray
D3: Nikita Nikitin - David Savard
G: Sergei Bobrovsky

New York Rangers
Overall record: 21-20-2, 44 points (
Home record: 8-10-2
Last 10: 6-3-1
Streak: +1
GFA: 2.37
GAA: 2.65
PP%: 20.1%
PK%:84.6%
Projected lineup:
L1: Chris Kreider - Derek Stepan - Rick Nash
L2: Carl Hagelin - Brad Richards - Ryan Callahan
L3: Benoit Pouliot - Derick Brassard - Mats Zuccarello
L4: Brian Boyle - Dominic Moore - JT Miller
D1: Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
D2: Marc Staal - Anton Stralman
D3: John Moore - Michael Del Zotto
G: Henrik Lundqvist

Series notes
All-time: Blue Jackets lead series 7-5-1
Season series: tied 1-1
Last game: 12/12/2013 @ Madison Square Garden. Blue Jackets won 4-2

Doob's take: The big news is the return of Sergei Bobrovsky to the Blue Jackets. How good will he be? Will he return to for or will there be some rust to kick off? Also, who starts in net for the Rangers? Henrik Lundqvist is the King of New York, but Cam Talbot has been playing better. If Lundqvist starts it will be the last 2 Vezina Trophy winners going up against one another. Lastly, Anisimov, Dubinsky, Nash, Moore, etc will face off against their old teams so that always adds a bit of drama. Doobster think this will be one of those tough fought physical games, but at the end of the day the Rangers are playing better than the Blue Jackets as of late so I predict the Rangers to win 4-2.

 

[forty_three]

Only thing I hope is the Jackets play as tight in front of Bob as they did for Tabasco.


And of course for Bob to be able to actually stop shots from the point.

Dubinsky should be amped up.

 

[Cobiemonster]

This should be a very good game

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Battle of the two swapped teams again, 1-1 thus far against each other.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

@stevezipay:

Looks like Lundqvist in net tonight. Off ice first

Looks like Falk and Carcillo scratched

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[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

@stevezipay:




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Glad to hear that, wanted to see a Vezina vs Vezina matchup.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Tied up at 1 after 1. Goals from Nash and Dubinsky.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Cam Atkinson gives the Jackets the lead - 2-1

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Jackets lead 3-1 after 2/

 

[Cobiemonster]

Smh Columbus

 

[Cobiemonster]

Going to overtime tied at 3-3

 

[forty_three]

I was at practice tonight, in the hockey rink. Where it's warm. Got home in time to see it go to OT.

 

[forty_three]

Okay, they are calling for Kreider's head after a hit on Tootie.


What happened?

 

[forty_three]

Wait, found it:

If McKenzie got 3 games, that's at least equal. Maybe more.

 

[dash]

^

Plays for Rangers = subtract 2 games, 1 game maximum.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

^

Plays for Rangers = subtract 2 games, 1 game maximum.

You mean like when Hags got 3 games in the playoffs for an elbow? Same series Neil came up high on Boyle and concussed him and got nothing?

If anything, Shanny is against us

 

[Cobiemonster]

Thanks for beating the Rangers, Bob

 

[forty_three]

^

Plays for Rangers = subtract 2 games, 1 game maximum.

Oh damn. I forgot the Shanny prejudice quotient. The player hit was a Blue Jacket so that's minus two games.


Kreider will get to play an EXTRA game this year.

 

[forty_three]

Nice move, Nasher. Usually RyJo is on the giving end of those.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Wait, found it:

If McKenzie got 3 games, that's at least equal. Maybe more.

I can see Tyutin's numbers the whole time so I don't expect three. Still dangerous.. I say give him a game.