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Read More2022 D.C. United Game Notes at Columbus Crew
Saturday, April 30, 2022, 7 PM ET, Lower.com Field MATCH INFORMATION D.C. United: 3-4-0 (2-3-0 home; 1-1-0 away, 9 pts.) Columbus Crew SC: 2-3-3 (2-2-0 home; 0-2-1 away, 9 pts.) K i c k o ff : 7:30 PM ET (7:38 PM ET)TV: NBC Sports Washington, TeleXitos, ESPN+, dcunited.com Talent : Dave Johnson, Devon McTavish,…
Read MoreColumbus Crew Notes: Lucas Zelarayan is The Playmaker Supreme!
ZELARAYAN: PLAYMAKERIn 2022, Lucas Zelarayan has been among the topgoal-scoring chance creators in MLS. Zelarayan cur- rently leads the League in expected assists (3.38)and is second in chances created (29). In 2022, Zela- rayan has made seven regular-season appearances(all starts), while scoring four goals and providingtwo assists. 2022 MLS CHANCES CREATED LEADERS*PLAYER CHANCES CREATEDLuciano Acosta…
Read MoreColumbus Crew Notes: Pedro Santos among MLS best in Tackles Won
Through eight appearances in the 2022 MLS regularseason, midfielder Pedro Santos ranks fifth in MLSwhen it comes to tackles won (19). Santos, who hasbeen playing as a left back this season, has startedevery match this season. Since joining the Black &Gold ahead in the 2017 season, Santos has made134 regular-season appearances (13 starts). For alist…
Read MoreColumbus Crew Notes: Milos Degenek among MLS Leaders in Aerial Duals Won
Through eight appearances in the 2022 MLS regularseason, defender Milos Degenek is currently amongMLS leaders in aerial duels won. The Australiancenter back has won 29 of his 49 disputed aerialduels, the sixth-most in MLS this season. For a listof MLS leaders in aerial duels won, please see thetable below. 2022 MLS AERIAL DUELS LEADERSPLAYER A.…
Read MoreColumbus Crew Notes: Darlington Nagbe is the Pass Master!
Midfielder Darlington Nagbe continues to top all otherplayers in MLS in passing accuracy by a significant margin. The midfielder has completed 450 of his attempted480 passes and has a passing accuracy of 93.75% amongplayers with at least 100 attempted passes. 2022 PASING ACCURACY LEADERS*PLAYER PASSES SUCCESS. ACCUR.Darlington Nagbe (CLB) 480 450 93.75Jhegson Méndez (ORL) 175…
Read MoreColumbus Crew Notes: James Igbekeme makes first Regular Season start at left back
James Igbekeme made his first regular-season start withthe Crew on Saturday against Sporting Kansas City. TheNigerian native played all 90 minutes, winning all four ofhis attempted aerial duels, making three interceptionsand creating one goal-scoring chance. Igbekeme hasmade six appearances with the Club this season sincejoining the in January of this year. COURTESY CREW COMMUNICATIONS
Read MoreColumbus Crew Notes: Aidan Morris makes first Regular Season Start
Aidan Morris made his first start of 2022 on Saturdayagainst Sporting Kansas City. Morris played all 90 min- utes in Saturday’s match, completing 39 of his 43 at- tempted passes to finish the night with 90.7% passingaccuracy. The Homegrown Player signed with the Crewahead of the 2020 season and has made 14 regular sea- son…
Read MoreColumbus Crew Notes: ELOY ROOM NOTCHES SECOND SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON
During Saturday’s match against Sporting Kansas City,goalkeeper Eloy Room posted a shutout. This was Room’ssecond clean sheet of the season as he previously recorded a shutout against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (February 26). Room made four saves against Kansas City – one offhis season high of five. The Dutch native has started alleight games this season.…
Read MoreColumbus Crew Game Notes for D.C. United Match
COLUMBUSCREW2022 REGULAR SEASON:(2-3-3, 9 pts.) D.C. United2022 REGULAR SEASON:(3-4-0, 9 pts.) Date: Saturday, April 30Match Time: 7:30 p.m. ETKickoff: 7:38 p.m. ETLocation: Lower.com Field (Columbus, OH)Local TV: Bally Sports Ohio Neil Sika (play-by-play) Jordan Angeli (analyst) Brett Hiltbrand (sideline)97.1 The Fan [Radio], 971TheFan.com [Stream]: Chris Doran (analyst)ColumbusCrew.com Spanish Audio Stream: Juan Valladares (play-by-play) 2022 SCHEDULE…
Read MoreCrew hosts D.C. United tonight looking for win and three points; head coach Caleb Porter talks tie at Sporting KC last week and tonight’s matchup
COLUMBUS CREW VS. D.C. United AT A GLANCE Columbus Crew Record vs. D.C. United: 31-32-11 (109 GF, 102 GA)Home games: 20-9-7 (60 GF, 33 GA)Road games: 11-23-4 (49 GF, 69 GA)10/30/2021 CLB 3 at DC 1 W Audi Field08/04/2021 CLB 2 vs DC 4 L Lower.com Field05/08/2021 CLB 3 vs DC 1 W Historic Crew…
Read MoreColumbus Crew hosts D.C. United Preview: Goalkeeper Eloy Room talks to media
COLUMBUSCREW2022 REGULAR SEASON:(2-3-3, 9 pts.) D.C. United2022 REGULAR SEASON:(3-4-0, 9 pts.) Date: Saturday, April 30Match Time: 7:30 p.m. ETKickoff: 7:38 p.m. ETLocation: Lower.com Field (Columbus, OH)Local TV: Bally Sports Ohio Neil Sika (play-by-play) Jordan Angeli (analyst) Brett Hiltbrand (sideline)97.1 The Fan [Radio], 971TheFan.com [Stream]: Chris Doran (analyst)ColumbusCrew.com Spanish Audio Stream: Juan Valladares (play-by-play) ELOY ROOM…
Read MoreJames Igbekeme fitting in nicely with Columbus Crew at left back; D.C. United Match Preview
James Igbekeme was signed by the Columbus Crew during this past offseason in january. He was acquired on loan from Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza for the 2022 MLS season. “James is a versatile midfielder and his addition will help strengthen our roster,” Crew president & general manager Tim Bezbatchenko said in a press…
Read MoreBlue Jackets 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 2: Head coach Brad Larsen guided young team to 37 wins
CBJ TEAM NOTES Columbus snapped Tampa Bay’s five-game winning streak in the series with tonight’s victory. The Lightning won the season series 2-1-0 (CBJ; 1-2-0). CBJ now have points in five of the last seven games in the Lightning series at Nationwide Arena (3-2-2). The winning team in the series has scored three-plus goals in…
Read MoreBlue Jackets 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 2: Goalie Elvis Merzlikins key saves wins game
BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES FROM TAMPA BAY GAME LW Gustav Nyquist registered his 24th assist of the campaign and now has 4-16-20 in the last 26 games (overall 17-34-51 in 81 GP). D Andrew Peeke scored an empty net goal and has 2-13-15 in 81 games. · C Kent Johnson tallied an assist to give him 0-3-3 in 8 games since making his…
Read MoreBlue Jackets 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 2: Rookie Cole Sillinger continues to impress; scores 16th goal
Cole Sillinger, at 18 year’s old, is becoming a fan favorite with his all out hustle and solid play. His dad, Mike played for the Blue Jackets from 2001-2003. C Cole Sillinger scored the Blue Jackets’ second goal of the night and now has 5-5-10 in the last 13 games. With 16-15-31 in 78 outings, he has…
Read MoreBlue Jackets 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 2: Oliver Bjorkstrand scores 27th goal in win
The Blue Jackets have had their problems the past two seasons against the two-time defending Stanley cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. But on Thursday night, the young Jackets outplayed and outhustled the champions for a 5-2 win. What made the win more satisfying is that the CBJ played without several key players: center Sean Kuraly,…
Read MoreColumbus Crew 2 enjoying bye week after 4 straight wins; head coach Laurent Courtois weekly Zoom Presser with media
The Columbus Crew 2 are progressing nicely! The younger version of the first team has won four straight matches. two on the road and two at hoem. They have won at Chicago Fire II 1-0, at Philadelphia Union II 1-0. at home against Orlando City B 2-0 and last week, a thrilling 2-1 comeback win…
Read MoreFresh out of Michigan and the Frozen Four, defenseman Nick Blankenburg playing well, gets game-winning goal in 5-2 CBJ win over Edmonton
D Nick Blankenburg scored his first career NHL goal and multi-point game after finishing with 1-1-2. And the 23-year-old has only played 6 NHL games and has looked impressive.
Read MoreBlue Jackets head coach Brad Larsen talks to media after young team beats tough, physical Edmonton Oilers 5-2
PUTTING PUCKS IN THE NETThe Blue Jackets have been able to fill the back of the net this season, averaging 3.13 goals-per-game through 78 contests (14th in NHL). Columbushas scored three-plus goals in 45 of its contests (includes SO goals). The club is also 29-5-1 when scoring four goals or more in a contest this…
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