[align=center]Game Day Topic

vs.

Columbus Blue Jackets/Dallas Stars
Location


American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX

Television:


Radio:
Blue Jackets Radio Network, WBNS, 1460 The Fan and CD101, WWCD-FM.

The Records
Dallas: 9-5-6, 24 pts.
Columbus: 11-6-2, 24 pts.

The season series: Series Tied 0-0-0
Game 1: Nov. 19 at American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX -

Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
Huselius - Vermette - Nash
Umberger - Brassard - Voracek
Chimera - MacKenzie - Dorsett
Torres - Blunden - Boll

Hejda - Klesla
Tyutin - Stralman
Russell - Commodore

Mason (7-5-2, 3.67 GGA, .879 SV%)
Garon

Dallas Stars
Neal - Richards - Eriksson
Morrow - Modano - Benn
Ott - Ribeiro - Lehtinen
Barch - Wandell - Petersen

Grossman - Robidas
Skrastins - Niskanen
Fistric - Daley

Turco (6-3-4, 2.24 GGA, .920 SV%)
Auld


Game Notes:
The Blue Jackets are 8-19-0-5 against the Stars, including 4-10-0-2 in American Airlines Center. This is the first of four meetings this season.

The Blue Jackets are 4-1-1 the past three seasons in Dallas, but four of those six games went to overtime or shootout.

Stats:
Columbus Blue Jackets
• Past 10 games: 5-3-2
• Power play: 23.3 percent (seventh in the NHL)
• Penalty kill: 78.2 percent (22nd)

Dallas Stars
• Past 10 games: 5-3-2
• Power play: 17.2 percent (21st)
• Penalty kill: 80.0 percent (17th)[/align]

I thought torres broke his jaw??????

Prediction:

3-2 CBJ in OT

He's been activated off IR. He will be wearing a face shield tonight.

Remember when the Blue Jackets PK was 1st towards the beginning of the season?

Blue Jackets forward Raffi Torres, activated this morning from injured reserve, missed morning skate with the stomach flu, Aaron Portzline reports. He is questionable for tonight's game. If Raffi misses, look for Sestito to take his place.

Let's Go Jackets! Carry The Flag Columbus!

This is a big game for Mason. If he doesn't play well, Garon might be on the fast track to being the number one guy for the remainder of the season.

^^^^Yep. Garon is the caliber of being a starting goaltender anywhere around the league.

Game under way. Jackets kill off an early penalty

Jackets going on the power play

capninsano wrote: This is a big game for Mason. If he doesn't play well, Garon might be on the fast track to being the number one guy for the remainder of the season.

I have a hard time believing this would happen. He is the Calder Trophy winner.

PP Goal...

Rick Nash with PP GOAL!!!!!!

I don't think Hitch cares what awards he won last season....if Garon gives the team a better chance at winning....he's going to play.

Jackets on the PP again. Ott called for tripping.

Dorsett and Daley going at it. I'm guessing Dorsett is going to get a roughing penalty here.

Dorsett and Daley with roughing penalties. Dorsett getting an additional cross checking penalty putting Dallas on the PP. Chimera and Ott now going at it. Game is getting pretty chippy. I'll venture a guess and say Boll is next.

Nice cross ice pass from Dallas but they can't find the back of the net.

Mason playing well so far....Columbus kills the penalty.

Another fight. Boll and Barch. This will be three in the first period.

All out fight here....both goalies are out!

I would like to see a goalie on goalie fight...been awhile since I've seen that. Nash is going to get a boarding I think

Nash took him down baby.

Nash getting two for boarding and two for boarding. Dallas player gets two for roughing as well so a 2 minute PP for Dallas

Turco and Mason also getting penalties for leaving the crease.