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Columbus Blue Jackets vs St. Louis Blues prediction

Columbus Blue Jackets3–5–0 · HomeSt. Louis Blues5–4–1 · Away

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Columbus Blue Jackets

Last game: Oct 20

Forwards

  1. 1st line8 min together
    89LWKniesMatthew19CFantilliAdam91RWJohnsonKent
  2. 2nd line9 min together
    4LWSillingerCole3CCoyleCharlie24RWOlivierMathieu
  3. 3rd line7 min together
    10LWVoronkovDmitri23CMonahanSean43RWNichushkinValeri
  4. 4th line8 min together
    94LWLombergRyan93CBelluzLuca Del Bel83RWGarlandConor

Defence

  1. 1st pair3 min together
    8DWerenskiZach5DMateychukDenton
  2. 2nd pair6 min together
    78DSeversonDamon2DChristiansenJake
  3. 3rd pair5 min together
    44DGudbransonErik36DAndraeEmil

Goalies

St. Louis Blues

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line14 min together
    81LWHollowayDylan18CThomasRobert21RWSnuggerudJimmy
  2. 2nd line13 min together
    89LWBuchnevichPavel63CNeighboursJake15RWDvorskyDalibor
  3. 3rd line11 min together
    77LWMcMichaelConnor83CMcTavishMason29RWBerggrenJonatan
  4. 4th line10 min together
    22LWSuterPius41CKaskimakiAleksanteri28RWStenbergOtto

Defence

  1. 1st pair10 min together
    6DBrobergPhilip72DBarronJustin
  2. 2nd pair15 min together
    17DFowlerCam25DCarloBrandon
  3. 3rd pair6 min together
    55DParaykoColton36DJiricekAdam

Goalies

How we read the lines: from the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop.

Matthew Knies: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Adam Fantilli: Jenn G., CC BY-SA 2.5; Kent Johnson: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Cole Sillinger: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Charlie Coyle: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0; Mathieu Olivier: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Dmitri Voronkov: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Sean Monahan: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0; Valeri Nichushkin: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Ryan Lomberg: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Conor Garland: Sandro Halank , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Zach Werenski: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0; Damon Severson: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Jake Christiansen: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0; Erik Gudbranson: Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Jet Greaves COL

.883 save percentage

3.34 GAA · 2–3–0 · 1 shutout · 5 starts

Joel Hofer LOU

.921 save percentage

2.17 GAA · 4–2–1 · 1 shutout · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Team leaders

Columbus Blue JacketsThis seasonSt. Louis Blues

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (8 games per team); current squads only.

Photo credits: Charlie Coyle: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0; Kent Johnson: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Mathieu Olivier: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recent form

Columbus Blue Jackets

L2–6L1–2W1–0L3–7L3–5

St. Louis Blues

W6–2W2–1L2–5L4–5W7–2

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

  • St. Louis Blues 5–3 Columbus Blue Jackets

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