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Jackets-Bruins preview
Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:12 AM
7 TONIGHT TD GARDEN, BOSTON
The seriesThe Blue Jackets are 4-4-0 against the Bruins, including 1-2-0 in TD Garden. This is the only meeting of the season. The setupWhat happened to the days of beating up on the Eastern Conference? The Jackets are 4-5-2 against the East this season, coming off a 5-3 loss to Philadelphia. The Bruins, last season's top regular-season team in the East, have been treading water while dealing with key injuries but are starting to get healthy. The Bruins are 29th in the league in scoring, averaging 2.44 goals. -- Tom Reed Columbus Blue Jackets at a glance• Past 10 games: 4-6-0 • Power play: 20.7 percent (seventh in NHL) • Penalty kill: 81.4 percent (15th) • Player to watch: F Rick Nash has goals in three straight games after going 11 games without scoring a goal. • Injury update: D Mike Commodore (knee), probable; D Rostislav Klesla (groin), out Boston Bruins at a glance• Past 10 games: 4-5-1 • Power play: 17.5 (19th in NHL) • Penalty kill: 87.9 (first) • Player to watch: D Zdeno Chara, the defending Norris Trophy winner, has helped the Bruins to the league's fifth-best goals-against average at 2.40. • Injury watch: F Marco Sturm (leg), F Steve Begin (undisclosed), F Byron Bitz (undisclosed), questionable; D Andrew Ference (groin), F Marc Savard (knee), out Story toolsToday’s Top Stories |
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