THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
- 10 tonight, GM Place
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TV: Fox Sports Net
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Radio: WBNS-AM (1460); WWCD-FM (101.1)
The series
The Blue Jackets are 12-16-2-2 against Vancouver, including 5-10-0-1 in GM Place. This is the
first of four meetings this season.
The setup
The Blue Jackets' challenge tonight might simply be to survive the first 10 minutes against an
0-2 Canucks team desperate to perform well in its home opener. Columbus is 5-1-0 in its past six
and 7-3-0- in its past 10 vs. Vancouver. The Canucks are contemplating lineup changes, but the top
line will stay intact. That trio has generated 26 shots on goal in the first two games.
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Columbus Blue Jackets at a glance
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Record: 1-0-0-0
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Power play: 0 for 3
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Penalty kill: 3 for 4 (75 percent)
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Player to watch: LW Rick Nash had three goals, five assists and a plus-2 rating
in four games vs. Vancouver last season.
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Injury update: D Mike Commodore (groin) and LW Fredrik Modin (sprained right
knee) are out.
Vancouver Canucks at a glance
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Record: 0-2-0
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Power play: 2 of 7 (28.6 percent)
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Penalty kill: 5 of 9 (55.6 percent)
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Player to watch: RW Mikael Samuelsson, a former Red Wing, was signed as a free
agent to give Vancouver two scoring lines.
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Injury update: RW Jannik Hansen (broken fingers), D Mathieu Schneider (shoulder)
and RW Pavol Demitra (shoulder) are out.
