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Game Day #13 - Blue Jackets at Hurricanes

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It's time to start winning games.

Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes

November 7, 2014 - 7:00 PM EST
PNC Arena - Raleigh, North Carolina
Radio - WBNS 97.1 - TV - Fox Sports Ohio
Opponent's Blog: Canes Country

First of all, if you read the title and haven't seen "Zombieland," please do yourself a favor and watch it.

Second of all, I called Carolina a "bad, bad team" on Tuesday, and (deservedly) got some flak for it. No more of that tonight. The Jackets did not show anything on Tuesday that would suggest they are better than Carolina right now, so they need to earn that back from me first. Carolina, you're the best.

In all seriousness, the Hurricanes dominated in pretty much every area (except the score, really, when you think about it) the other night. The Jackets played lethargic, they looked sloppy, and Carolina looked far, far faster. All of that needs to change if Columbus would like to end their six-game losing streak.

Ugh. Six games.

Good news? James Wisniewski is back tonight. Bad news? Jack Johnson is out with a suspension. While that may not be "bad" news in the world of fancy stats, you can't deny that he plays a lot of minutes. Whether or not he *should* be is a discussion for another time.

Cam Ward goes again for Carolina. At "press time" nothing's been released about who will start for Columbus. It probably shouldn't be Curtis McElhinney, but it won't surprise me if it is.

Projected Lineups

Columbus Blue Jackets
(4-8-0, 8 Points; 8th division, 15th conference)

Scott HartnellRyan JohansenCam Atkinson
Brian GibbonsNick FolignoJack Skille
Matt CalvertAlexander WennbergBoone Jenner
Marko DanoMichael ChaputJared Boll
Fedor TyutinDalton Prout
Tim ErixonJames Wisniewski
Frederic St. DenisDavid Savard
Curtis McElhinney
Anton Forsberg

Carolina Hurricanes
(3-6-2, 8 Points; 7th Division, 14th Conference)

Jiri TlustyEric StaalAlexander Semin
Nathan GerbeRiley NashElias Lindholm
Jeff SkinnerJay McClementPatrick Dwyer
Chris TerryVictor RaskZach Boychuk
Andrej SekeraJustin Faulk
Tim GleasonJay Harrison
Ron HainseyBrett Bellemore
Cam Ward
Anton Khudobin

Season Series

11/04/14 - Carolina 4 at Columbus 2
11/07/14 - Columbus at Carolina
03/10/15 - Columbus at Carolina
03/15/15 - Carolina at Columbus

Head to Head Stats

CarolinaColumbus
2.27 (25)GPG2.50 (19)
3.18 (25)GAPG3.42 (28)
18.4% (18)PP%20.4% (13)
79.0% (19)PK%78.6% (21)
Jiri Tlusty, 6G leaderNick Foligno, 6
Riley Nash / Andrej Sekera, 5A leaderScott Hartnell / Ryan Johansen, 9
Riley Nash / Jiri Tlusty, 8Pts leaderRyan Johansen, 14
Jay Harrison, 36PIM leaderJared Boll, 28
2-1-1Home/Road2-4-0
3-5-2Last 102-8-0
11/04 @ Columbus, W 4-2Last Game11/04 vs. Carolina, L 4-2

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