{"id":445834,"date":"2026-02-04T21:45:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/445834\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:45:35","slug":"game-preview-jet-starts-in-final-game-before-olympic-break-as-blue-jackets-face-blackhawks-look-to-extend-win-streak-to-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/445834\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Preview: Jet Starts In Final Game Before Olympic Break As Blue Jackets Face Blackhawks; Look To Extend Win Streak To Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Game <\/p>\n

\u00a9 Jeff Curry-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCHI:<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCBJ:<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t10-11-4<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tROAD \/ HOME<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t14-8-4<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t2.70<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tGOALS FOR<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t3.09<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t3.14<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tGOALS AGAINST<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t3.20<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t19.5%<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tPOWER PLAY<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t19.9%<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t85.6%<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tPENALTY KILL<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t76.9%<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t24.8<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tSHOTS FOR<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t30.0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t29.6<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tSHOTS AGAINST<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t30.4<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t47.1%<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tFACEOFF %<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t50.8%<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCHICAGO: LAST THREE GAMES\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tTHU, 1\/29<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t@ Penguins<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tL, 6-2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tFRI, 1\/30<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tvs. Blue Jackets<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tL, 4-2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tMON, 2\/2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tvs. Sharks<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tW, 6-3<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCHICAGO: TEAM LEADERS<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tGOALS<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tTyler Bertuzzi<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t25<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tASSISTS<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tConnor Bedard<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t30<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tPOINTS<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tConnor Bedard<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t53<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tODDS & PROJECTIONS<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\u00a0CBJ WIN PER MONEYPUCK:<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t63%<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCBJ ODDS PER DRAFTKINGS:<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t-148<\/p>\n

\n\tOwners of the longest winning streak in the NHL, the Columbus Blue Jackets (28-20-7) will look to make it seven straight wins Wednesday night when they face the Chicago Blackhawks (22-25-9) in the final game before the Olympic break.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIt’s the second meeting in less than a week between the two teams.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Blue Jackets extended the streak to six Tuesday night with a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils<\/a>, and are now 10-1-0 in their last 11 games.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are five things to know before the 7:00 p.m. puck-drop at Nationwide Arena:\n<\/p>\n

\t\tChicago ended a five-game losing streak Monday night with a 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. Included in that losing streak was a 4-2 loss to the Blue Jackets on Friday night. … The Blackhawks have the best penalty kill in the league (85.6%).\u00a0… Nick Foligno is expected to be in the lineup after missing last week’s game against Columbus with an injury.
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\t\tBarring any last-minute setbacks, Kirill Marchenko appears to be back in the lineup after missing Tuesday night’s game with an illness. He had points in four straight games (one goal, four assists) before the absence and has seven points (four goals, three assists) in seven career games against the Blackhawks.
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\t\tJet Greaves, who has won his last five decisions and is 4-0-0 under new head coach Rick Bowness, gets the start. He’s 17-12-6 on the season with a 2.69 goals against average and .908 save percentage and will be going against the Blackhawks for the first time in his career.
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\t\tIn Columbus’ nine games under Bowness, no forward has more points than Charlie Coyle. He has eight goals and six assists (14 points) since Jan. 12 and continues to be a catalyst on the most consistent line (alongside Cole Sillinger and Mathieu Olivier) the Blue Jackets have had running as of late.
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\t\tWith Marchenko back into the top spot on the wing, Isac Lundestr\u00f6m returns to the fourth line and takes the place of Danton Heinen, who is a healthy scratch. No other skater changes are expected.\u00a0Here are the complete lineup projections:<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tLW <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tC <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tRW <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t17<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tMason Marchment<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t19<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tAdam Fantilli<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t86<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tKirill Marchenko<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t10<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tDmitri Voronkov<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t23<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tSean Monahan<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t91<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tKent Johnson<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t4<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCole Sillinger<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCharlie Coyle<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t24<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tMathieu Olivier<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t21<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tIsac Lundestr\u00f6m<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t38<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tBoone Jenner<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t11<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tMiles Wood<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tLD <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tRD <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t8<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tZach Werenski<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t78<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tDamon Severson<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t9<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tIvan Provorov<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tDenton Mateychuk<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t15<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tDante Fabbro<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t44<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tErik Gudbranson<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tStarting Goalie<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tBack-Up<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t73<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tJet Greaves<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t90<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tElvis Merzlikins<\/p>\n

\"Feb<\/a> <\/p>\n

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