Prout, 26, has recorded eight penalty minutes with a +2 plus/minus rating in eight games with the Blue Jackets this season. He has collected 6-24-30 with 257 penalty minutes in 217 career NHL games with Columbus, including setting career highs in goals, points and penalty minutes in 2015-16 with 3-6-9 and 102 penalty minutes in 64 games. The Kingsville, Ontario native has also notched 5-20-25, 138 penalty minutes and is +1 in 117 career AHL games with the Springfield Falcons from 2011-14. He was Columbus' sixth round pick, 154th overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft.
The Blue Jackets, who have gone 5-0-1 in the past six games to improve to 15-5-4 on the season, return to action on Friday when they visit the Detroit Red Wings. Game time at Joe Louis Arena is 7:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio begin with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 7 p.m. The game will also be broadcast live on the Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network, including 97.1 The Fan, and online at BlueJackets.com.
