The Columbus Blue Jackets conclude their home stand with their second back-to-back series with game one against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Columbus and Pittsburgh played a split squad series in the preseason, a 3-2 overtime loss in Pittsburgh; and a 5-2 win at home.
Pittsburgh has been scoring lots of goals, and this will need to be locked down for the Jackets to win at home. The Penguins are a now team, and every game matters for points.
This will be Gaudreau’s first regular season matchup against the Metropolitan, and this will be his first time in the bloodbath.
Projected Lineups
Pittsburgh
Jake Guentzel—Sidney Crosby—Rickard Rakell
Jason Zucker—Evgeni Malkin—Bryan Rust
Brock McGinn—Jeff Carter—Kasperi Kapanen
Danton Heinen—Ryan Phoeling—Drew O’Connor
Brian Dummolin—Kris Letang
Marcus Petterson—Jeff Petry
Ty Smith—Chad Ruhwedel
Tristian Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Columbus
Johnny Gaudreau—Boone Jenner—Gustav Nyquist
Kent Johnson—Cole Sillinger—Jakub Voracek
Justin Danforth—Jack Roslovic—Yegor Chinakov
Eric Robinson—Sean Kuraly—Mathieu Oliver
Zach Werenski—Adam Boqvist
Vladislav Gavrikov—Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean—Erik Gubdranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched — Liam Foudy, Nick Blankenburg
Injured — Laine, Korpi, Luooto
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