We miss you, Nathan Horton.
Just the Facts:
Game Time: 7:00 PM, Nationwide Arena.
TV Broadcast: NESN, FSOH.
Radio Broadcast: 98.5 The Sports Hub
Rival SB Nation Site: The Cannon
Season Record: Bruins: 12-8-0, 4th in Atlantic Division | Blue Jackets 6-11-1, 8th in Metropolitan Division
Blue Jackets Lines:
Boone Jenner - Ryan Johansen - Nick Foligno
Scott Hartnell - Artem Anisimov - Cam Atkinson
Matt Calvert - Alexander Wennberg - Jack Skille
Brian Gibbons - Adam Cracknell - Jared Boll
Defensive Pairings:
Goalies: Serei Bobrovsky, Curtis McElhinney
IR: Nathon Horton, Ryan Murray, Brandon Dubinsky, Mark Letestu, Fedor Tyutin, Cody Goloubef
Bruins Lines:
Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Seth Griffith
Matt Fraser - Patrice Bergeron - Reilly Smith
Chris Kelly - Carl Soderberg - Loui Eriksson
Simon Gagne - Gregory Campbell - Daniel Paille
Defensive Pairings:
Dennis Seidenberg - Dougie Hamilton
Joe Morrow - Kevan Miller
Matt Bartkowski - Torey Krug
IR: Brad Marchand (we'll see), Zdeno Chara, David Warsofsky, Adam McQuaid
Game Notes:
- Adam McQuaid is out for six to eight weeks with a broken thumb. The list of injuries this guy has sustained is just horrible. Dougie Hamilton and Brad Marchand were back on ice yesterday after missing practices throughout the week.
- Columbus coach Todd Richards attributes much of their recent defensive woes to "not managing the third period." They've allowed 3.56 goals per game, ranked last in the Eastern Conference.
- Poor Nathan Horton.
NEVER FORGET:
"Lucic with an empty net goal," we hear for the 435th time.