(Photo by: Matt Slocum- AP)
Columbus Blue Jackets (33-21-11, 77 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (31-23-11, 73 pts)
Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena
Date: Saturday, March 14
Time: 7:30 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+, FDSNO, NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 93.3 FM The Bus, 97.1 FM The Fan/97.5 FM The Fanatic
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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
The Blue Jackets lost in overtime 2-1 to the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. In the previous five games, they have a 2-0-3 record, scoring 3.6 goals per game while conceding 3.2. The Blue Jackets beat the Flyers 5-3 on January 28th in their first meeting this season. The Blue Jackets sit one point behind the Boston Bruins for the final Eastern Conference Wild Card spot entering play Saturday and are only two points behind the New York Islanders for the third seed in the Metropolitan Division with a game in hand.
Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:
The Flyers beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday night. In their last five games, the Flyers have a 3-2-0 record, scoring 2.6 goals per game while allowing three. The Flyers need to get hot to leapfrog the Ottawa Senators and Blue Jackets/Bruins for that final Wild Card spot, as they currently sit tied in points with the Senators, with Ottawa having a game in hand and four points behind the Blue Jackets. Today’s game would certainly close the gap in the Wild Card chase.
Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:
Sillinger-Fantilli-Marchenko
Johnson-Monahan-Garland
Marchment-Coyle-Olivier
Voronkov-Jenner-Lundestrom
Werenski-Fabbro
Provorov-Mateychuk
Christiansen-Severson
Greaves
Merzlikins
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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines
Bump-Dvorak-Konecny
Grundstrom-Zegras-Tippett
Barkey-Cates-Michkov
Grebenkin-Couturier-Hathaway
Sanheim-Ristolainen
York-Drysdale
Seeler-Andrae
Vladar
Ersson
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Players To Watch:
Columbus Blue Jackets
Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist in the Blue Jackets’ 5-3 win over the Flyers in their first meeting on January 28th
Philadelphia Flyers
Travis Konecny had a hat trick for the Flyers in the 5-3 loss in the first meeting with the Blue Jackets.
Injury Report:
Columbus Blue Jackets
D Brendan Smith – IR
D Eric Gudbranson – DTD
Philadelphia Flyers
F Tyson Foerster – OUT
F Rodrigo Abols – OUT
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