7:30 TONIGHT
BELL CENTRE, MONTREAL
- TV: Fox Sports Net
- Radio: WWCD-FM (101.1)
The series
The Blue Jackets are 4-3-1 against the Canadiens, including 3-1-1 in the Bell Centre.
The setup
The Blue Jackets were to arrive in Montreal early this morning after playing last night in New
York. They are expected to start Mathieu Garon in goal and perhaps insert defenseman Kris Russell.
The injury-riddled Canadiens are struggling to score. They entered yesterday's action ranked 27th
in goals, averaging 2.30.
-- Tom Reed
treed@dispatch.com
Columbus Blue Jackets at a glance
• Past 10 games: 6-2-2
• Power play: 25.3 percent (second, NHL) *
• Penalty kill: 78.8 percent (19th) *
• Player to watch: G Mathieu Garon. The former Canadien is 4-1, including two shootout wins.
• Injury update: F Fredrik Modin (knee), F Andrew Murray (shoulder), F Derek Dorsett
(concussion), out
* -- Before last night's game
Montreal Canadiens at a glance
• Past 10 games: 5-4-1
• Power play: 16.7 percent (24th)
• Penalty kill: 80.4 percent (15th)
• Player to watch: F Mike Cammalleri. No matter what uniform he wears, Cammalleri always plays
well against the Blue Jackets. He has eight goals and seven assists in 17 career games against
them.
• Injury watch: D Andrei Markov (ankle), F Matt D'Agostini (concussion), D Hal Gill (foot), F
Brian Gionta (foot), out; F Scott Gomez (lower body), questionable
