[7:09 PM] Coyotes @ Blue Jackets

Who will WIN this matchup?

Arizona Coyotes (8-11-4)

@ Columbus Blue Jackets (14-5-4)

 

Starting Goalies:

Louis Domingue(ARI): Confirmed

Sergei Bobrovsky(CBJ): Confirmed

 

• The Columbus Blue Jackets attempt to extend their point streak to six games when they host the sliding Arizona Coyotes on Monday in the back end of their home-and-home series. Columbus improved to 4-0-1 with Saturday’s 3-2 shootout triumph in Arizona, which also was its third consecutive victory.

• Brendan Perlini could make his NHL debut in Columbus after being recalled from Tucson of the American Hockey League on Sunday. A native of Great Britain who was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 draft, the 20-year-old left wing has registered 11 goals and five assists in 16 games with the Roadrunners this season. Arizona also demoted a pair of 21-year-old players, assigning center Laurent Dauphin (one goal, one assist in 18 games) and defenseman Anthony DeAngelo (two, five in 11) to Tucson.

• Matt Calvert returned to the lineup Saturday, as he was activated from injured reserve after missing five contests with an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old left wing’s offensive struggles continued, however, as he was kept off the scoresheet for the 15th time in 18 games this season. Alexander Wennberg scored a goal and captain Nick Foligno notched an assist in Saturday’s victory to forge a three-way tie with Cam Atkinson for the team lead of 21 points.

• Coyotes captain Shane Doan’s next goal will be the 400th of his career, making him the 93rd player in NHL history to reach the plateau.

• Columbus, which has the fewest regulation losses (five) in the league, set a franchise record Saturday by registering 60 shots on goal.

• Arizona RW Radim Vrbata, who leads the team in goals (eight) and points (17), is riding a five-game scoring streak during which he has collected two tallies and three assists

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Columbus Blue Jackets

Confidence: 6/10

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