By Joe Coopersmith

NOV. 10, 2024 II HONDA CENTER II AT ANAHEIM DUCKS

BROADCAST INFORMATION

TV:  FanDuel Sports Network

Steve Mears (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (analyst), Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter), Brian Giesenschlag (Host)

Radio:  97.1 The Fan   

Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host)

Ducks to Watch

• G Lukas Dostal has posted a 4-5-2 record with a 2.73 GAA, .922 SV% and 356 saves in 11 games for Anaheim this season, leading the NHL in saves and ranking sixth in SV% (min. 5 GP).
• RW Troy Terry, who has recorded three consecutive 20-goal campaigns, leads the Ducks in goals and points with 5-5-10 in 13 contests this season and has notched 4-6-10 in seven career games against the Blue Jackets.

All-Time Series

• Columbus has gone 31-28-1-7 in 67 all-time meetings vs. the Ducks, including 15-15-1-3 on the road.
• CBJ earned points in both games of the 2023-24 series (1-0-1), including a 7-4 win at Anaheim on Feb. 21, 2024.
• The winning team has scored four or more goals in four of the last five games of the series and five of the past seven.
• Columbus has recorded four or more goals in four consecutive outings at Honda Center (2-2-0).
• The teams have combined for seven or more goals in each of the last four meetings at Anaheim, including double digit goals in each of the last three.
• The Jackets have recorded power play goals in two of the last three meetings against Anaheim (3-of-13; 23.1 pct.).
• The Blue Jackets have not given up a power play goal in the last 15 games of the overall series since Feb. 11, 2016, killing off 39-of-39 penalties.
• Four of the last five games of the series have been decided by multiple goals following a stretch of five-straight one-goal games from Nov. 4, 2018-Dec. 9, 2021.
• The road team is 7-2-1 in the last 10 contests of the all-time series dating back to Nov. 4, 2018.
• CBJ own four of the seven shutouts in the all-time series, including the most recent one by Sergei Bobrovsky on Oct. 28, 2016 in a 4-0 win at Anaheim (35 saves).

This Season (CBJ, 0-0-0)

• Nov. 10, 2024 – at ANAHEIM (8 pm ET)
• Dec. 14, 2024 – at COLUMBUS (7 pm ET)

Player Notables vs. Ducks

• C Adam Fantilli – 1-1-2 in 1 career GP, notching his first career multi-point outing on Oct. 24, 2023 vs. the Ducks.
• D Jack Johnson – 3-17-20 in 50 career GP, including 1-2-3 in his last five games against the club.
• C Sean Kuraly – 3-3-6 in 10 career GP, including goals in the last two road games (3-0-3) and points in his last three outings at Honda Center (3-2-5) after posting two goals in the most recent meeting on Feb. 21, 2024.
• RW Kevin Labanc – 7-8-15 in 28 career GP, including points in four of his last five games at Anaheim (2-5-7, two multi-point efforts).
• C Sean Monahan – 9-14-23 in 33 career GP, including points in four of his last six contests against the team (2-4-6).
• D Damon Severson – 1-6-7 in 16 career GP, including assists in each of his last two games at Honda Center (0-4-4).
• C Cole Sillinger – 2-1-3 in 6 career GP with points in all three career outings at Anaheim (2-1-3).
• D Zach Werenski – 6-2-8 in 12 career GP, including multiple goals in two of his past three games at Honda Center (4-0-4) and multiple points in three of his last five road contests (5-1-6).

BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES

• Columbus opened its second of 12 back-to-back sets of the season with a 5-2 loss at Los Angeles on Saturday.
• The club plays its fourth game of a five-game road trip at Anaheim on Sunday.  The five-game road trip is tied for the longest of the season, also playing five consecutive road contests from Dec. 1-8.
• The Blue Jackets play their first of eight Sunday games when it visits the Ducks.  All eight games are played away from Nationwide Arena, including three-straight Sundays from Dec. 1-15 (Chicago, Winnipeg, Carolina).
• The club’s 3.23 goals-for/game in 2024-25 ranks 15th in the NHL.
• CBJ have scored in 26-of-39 regulation periods this season.  The team has also registered 13 multi-goal frames.
• Columbus’ 34 goals scored at 5-on-5 play are tied for the eighth-most in the NHL this season.
• The club has had 17 different goal scorers this season after F Dmitri Voronkov and D Ivan Provorov notched their first goals of 2024-25 in Saturday’s contest at Los Angeles.  CBJ’s 17 goal scorers are one shy of the league leaders (Buffalo, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Vegas).
• Columbus opened the scoring on Saturday at Los Angeles and has scored the first goal in eight (5-2-1) of the 13 games this season.
• CBJ killed off three of the Kings’ four power play chances on Saturday, only allowing an empty net PP goal with 31 seconds remaining.  The club  has killed off 20-of-23 opponent power play chances over the last eight games (87.1 pct.; 7th in NHL since Oct. 22) and 27-of-31 PP chances over the past 11 contests (87.1 pct.; 6^th-T since Oct. 15).

BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES

• CBJ have three players that are averaging .85 points-per-game or better to start the season: F Kent Johnson (1.25, 2-3-5 in 4 GP), RW Kirill Marchenko (1.00, 5-8-13 in 13 GP), C Sean Monahan (.85, 6-5-11 in 13 GP).  D Zach Werenski (.69, 3-6-9 in 13 GP) and RW Yegor Chinakhov (.69, 3-6-9 in 13 GP) are averaging .69 points-per-game.
• C Justin Danforth collected assists on both of the Blue Jackets’ goals at Los Angeles for his second multi-assist outing of the season and third of his NHL career.
• D Jack Johnson sits one contest from becoming the 38th defenseman – and seventh American-born blueliner – in NHL history to play in 1,200 career games.
• RW Kevin Labanc has recorded a point in six of his 10 games (1-5-6), including his first goal as a Blue Jacket at Washington on Nov. 2.
• RW Kirill Marchenko has registered points in five of the last eight games (3-4-7).  The forward leads the club in assists, points and multi-point efforts and ranks second in goals with 5-8-13 and four multi-point efforts in 13 contests.  His 49 goals are the most by a Blue Jacket since making his NHL debut in 2022-23.
• C Sean Monahan, who has notched points in seven of his first 13 games with the club, leads CBJ in goals and ranks second in points and multi-point outings with 6-5-11 and three multi-point games.  He has registered 3-1-4 in the last six games.  He sits one assist shy from becoming the fourth player from the 2013 NHL Draft to collect 300 career assists, joining Nathan MacKinnon (586), Aleksander Barkov (455) and Elias Lindholm (346).
• RW Mathieu Olivier who has recorded 4-2-6 in the first 13 contests this season, sits one goal shy of tying his career high (66 GP in 2022-23; 54 GP in 2023-24).
• D Damon Severson has collected points in three of the last five (2-1-3).  He ranks second among Columbus blueliners in points with seven 3-4-7 in 13 games.
• C Cole Sillinger has collected 1-3-4 in the past six games.  A season after setting a career high in assists (19), he ranks second-T on the club in that category with 2-6-8 in 13 outings.
• LW James van Riemsdyk collected an assist on Nov.1 vs Winnipeg and has points in three of his past six contests (1-2-3).
• D Zach Werenski has posted points in four of the last eight games (1-4-5).  He ranks fourth among NHL blueliners in shots on goal and seventh-T in goals with 3-6-9 and 47 shots in 13 contests this season.  The 27-year-old is the Blue Jackets’ all-time leader in goals, assists and points by a defenseman with 93-218-311 in 499 games and sits six points shy of tying David Vyborny (317) for fifth on the all-time points list.  He also ranks seventh among NHL blueliners in goals since making his NHL debut in 2016-17 (NSH’s Roman Josi, 130).  He is slated to become the fourth defenseman to play 500 career games with the Blue Jackets on Sunday.

BLUE JACKETS MILESTONES

• D Jack Johnson is one game from 1,200 for his NHL career (77-260-337, 1,199 GP).
• C Sean Kuraly is seven games from 500 for his NHL career (59-80-139, 493 GP).
• RW Kevin Labanc is 12 games from 500 for his NHL career (83-148-231, 488 GP).
• G Elvis Merzlikins is two games from 200 for his CBJ/NHL career (70-83-31, 198 GP).
• C Sean Monahan is one assist from 300 for his NHL career (250-299-549, 777 GP).
• D Damon Severson is two points from 300 for his NHL career (70-228-298, 727 GP).
• D Zach Werenski is seven goals from 100 and one game from 500 for his CBJ/NHL career (93-218-311, 499 GP).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT

• F Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (13 Games)
• C Gavin Brindley (broken finger) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 3; (13 Games)
• D Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (10 Games)
• F Kent Johnson (upper body); (9 Games)

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 59

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