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Game Day #62 - CBJ vs. Stars

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Both teams on the second night of a back-to-back with travel, both teams fighting for their playoff lives in their last games before the trading deadline.

Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets

March 4, 2014 - 7:00 pm EST
Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio
Radio - WBNS 97.1 FM -- TV - Fox Sports Ohio
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This is when the schedule starts to get crazy: including last night, seven games in 11 days, including a three-game Western Conference road trip.

These two teams are mirror images of each other right now, almost. The Stars are clinging to the last Wild Card spot in the West, and the Jackets are just one point out of the last spot in the East. If you look at their numbers below, they're pretty similar across the board. Both clubs played last night in different cities.

In short, this should be a pretty even match-up.

However, the Jackets have some shuffling to do on their blue-line, most likely. My guess is that Ryan Murray is out, and Cody Goloubef draws in. Also, below, I've left the forward lines the same, but there may be some low-end shuffling with Corey Tropp or Blake Comeau. Finally, my guess is that Curtis McElhinney gets a start tonight, given the schedule coming up. But, who knows? After the way last season ended...

The Stars' top line is formidable, as Jamie Benn has a history of torching the Jackets and Tyler Seguin is having a very good year. The struggled to get a win in (suddenly resurgent) Buffalo, and theoretically both teams will be tired. Hopefully, the Jackets can use their forward depth to an advantage tonight, and wear down the Stars.

Projected Lineups

Columbus Blue Jackets
(31-25-5, 67 Points; 5th division, 10th conference)

Boone JennerRyan JohansenNathan Horton
Nick FolignoArtem AnisimovMarian Gaborik
R.J. UmbergerBrandon DubinskyCam Atkinson
Matt CalvertDerek MacKenzieMark Letestu
Jack JohnsonDavid Savard
Cody GoloubefJames Wisniewski
Nikita NikitinDalton Prout
Curtis McElhinney
Sergei Bobrovsky

Dallas Stars
(29-22-10, 68 Points; 5th division, 8th conference)

Jamie BennTyler SeguinValeri Nichushkin
Erik ColeCody EakinRich Peverley
Antoine RousselVernon FiddlerRyan Garbutt
Ray WhitneyShawn HorcoffAlex Chiasson
Alex GoligoskiTrevor Daley
Jordie BennSergei Gonchar
Kevin ConnautonAaron Rome
Kari Lehtonen
Dan Ellis

Season Series

03/04/14 - Dallas at Columbus
03/10/14 - Columbus at Dallas

Head to Head Stats

DallasColumbus
2.79 (13)GPG2.88 (8)
2.74 (16)GAPG2.77 (17)
14.5% (25)PP%19.3% (14)
81.6% (17)PK%82.0% (14)
Tyler Seguin, 25G leaderRyan Johansen, 24
Tyler Seguin, 33A leaderJames Wisniewski, 31
Tyler Seguin, 58Pts leaderRyan Johansen, 47
Antoine Roussel, 160PIM leaderBrandon Dubinsky, 88
13-12-4Road/Home17-11-2
3/3 @ Buffalo, W 3-2Last Game3/3 @ Toronto, W 2-1
6-2-2Last 105-4-1

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