Columbus, which plays two of its next three games vs. Metropolitan Division opponents, is 11-4-0 vs. the division since Dec. 20... Second (NYI) through fifth (CBJ) place in the division are separated by six points.
5TH LINE APPRECIATION NIGHT is Friday, Mar. 15. In addition to in-game prize giveaways, all fans will receive a poster and several lucky fans will have the chance to win a game-worn jersey directly off the back of a Blue Jackets player on the ice immediately following the game.
CBJ have won six of their past eight road games and they have posted 20 road wins in a season (20-11-4) for the fourth time in club history (record 23 road wins in 2014-15)... The Jackets rank fourth in the NHL in point pct. when scoring the first goal of the game (.824, 27-5-2).
D Seth Jones ranks third in the NHL in TOI/game (25:57)... RW Josh Anderson has posted 7-2-9 and three GWGs in the past nine road games.
RW Cam Atkinson notched his seventh multi-goal game of the season with two goals on Saturday and now has set single-season career highs in goals and points with 38-25-63 in 66 contests (35-27-62 in 82 GP in 2016-17). He has tied CBJ's single-season record for multi-goal games (Nash, 2010- 11; Atkinson, 2016-17) and sits three goals shy from tying Rick Nash's single-season franchise mark of 41 goals (2003-04).
Weekly Report 3.11.19
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