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The Columbus Blue Jackets kick off March Madness with a road game against the Chicago Blackhawks in their second and final meeting of the season. Puckdrop is at 8pm.
The Blackhawks and Blue Jackets sit at the bottom of the conference standings, where the Hawks are last in the league. Chicago is looking to get their second straight first overall pick in the 2024 Draft.
They are locking veterans up for big money short term deals including former captain Nick Foligno.
Both terms are selling. Columbus is off back to back losses, yet Alex Nyalnder got hit first points with the crew. Wins are a must before more selling off continues. 6 days til deadline.
Elvis v Soderblom
Projected Lineups
Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan Donato -- Connor Bedard -- Phillip Kurashev
Colin Blackwell -- Jason Dickinson -- Joey Anderson
Nick Foligno -- Tyler Johnson -- Taylor Raddysh
Boris Katchouk -- Anthony Beauvillier -- Reese Johnson
Alex Vlasic -- Seth Jones
Kevin Korchinski -- Jaycob Megna
Isaak Phillips -- Louis Crevier
Arvid Soderblom
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Zach Sanford, Jarred Tinordi, MacKenzie Entwistle
Injured: Andreas Athanasiou (groin), Connor Murphy (lower body)
Columbus Blue Jackets
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Jack Roslovic
Yegor Chinakhov -- Dmitri Voronkov -- Kirill Marchenko
Alexandre Texier -- Cole Sillinger -- Alex Nylander
Justin Danforth -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski -- Adam Boqvist
Ivan Provorov -- Damon Severson
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Andrew Peeke
Injured: Adam Fantilli (calf), Patrik Laine (upper body), Kent Johnson (upper body)
Players to Watch
Chicago — Seth Jones — the former Blue Jacket. Easy choice.
Columbus — Zach Werenski — the former Jones’ defense partner
Predicted Final Score
CHI - 2
CBJ - 3