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Match-up - Columbus Blue Jackets (39-35-4) @ New York Rangers (50-21-7)
Road/Home records - 22-15-2 -------------- 24-10-5
TV - TVA, SNE, SNO, SNW, FS-O, MSG
Puck drop - 7:00 p.m. ET
Season Series - 2-1 Rangers
Last 10 - Blue Jackets: 9-1-0 ------------ Rangers: 6-4-0
Projected starting goalies - Sergei Bobrovsky vs Henrik Lundqvist
Projected lines for the Rangers via DailyFaceoff.com:
Rick Nash - Derick Brassard - Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider - Derek Stepan - J.T. Miller
Carl Hagelin - Kevin Hayes - Martin St. Louis
Tanner Glass - Dominic Moore - Jesper Fast
Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
Marc Staal - Dan Boyle
Keith Yandle - Matt Hunwick
Projected lines for the Blue Jackets:
Boone Jenner - Ryan Johansen - Cam Atkinson
Artem Anisimov - Brandon Dubinsky - Nick Foligno
Scott Hartnell - Alexander Wennberg - Marko Dano
Matt Calvert - Mark Letestu - Jeremy Morin
Jack Johnson - David Savard
Dalton Prout - Fedor Tyutin
Kevin Connauton - Cody Goloubef
Notes:
1) The Blue Jackets enter tonight's game red hot having won a franchise record of nine consecutive games. They're playing an elite team that's in the midst of a battle for the Presidents' Trophy, so this will certainly be no easy task. They'll need Sergei Bobrovsky to match Henrik Lundqvist's efforts at the other end of the rink.
2) Marko Dano has really turned it on over the last month or so, as he has 11 points in his last 11 games. He has at least two shots in nine of those 11 games, too, so it's not like he's riding unsustainable shooting percentages to success. He'll be a tough guy for New York to defend because he is shifty, strong on the puck and possesses obvious skill.
3) The Rangers have quite a few puck movers, and capable offensive players on the back end. Columbus will need to watch out for defensemen jumping into the play tonight.
4) New York is one of the fastest teams in the league, and they always play with great pace. They have quite a few guys capable of taking the top off the defense, so Columbus will have to watch their gaps, and always keep their feet moving. If they get caught flat footed it won't be pretty.
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