The Columbus Blue Jackets (3-6-0) will be going for their second consecutive road win when they face the New Jersey Devils (5-3-0) on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Jackets are coming off a 4-0 loss to Boston. The Devils are coming off a 1-0 win over Colorado.
Columbus is 8-1-1 in its last 10 games against New Jersey.
The Blue Jackets followed up their win over New York by losing their last two games. They will try to put an end to their losing streak with a win over the Devils, which will give them their second straight road win.
Columbus is averaging 2.78 goals per game. They didn’t score a goal in their last game despite taking 30 shots.
Johnny Gaudreau leads Columbus with eight points from five goals and three assists. Jakub Voracek has five points from five assists, while Jack Roslovic has five points from one goal and four assists.
Columbus has struggled defensively, giving up 4.11 goals per game. They gave up four goals in their last game and will need to do a better job if they want to win this game.
Elvis Merzlikins saved 25 of the 29 shots that he faced. He is 2-3-0 with a 4.31 GAA and a .863 save percentage.