The Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets face off on Thursday in an NHL showdown at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets have won the last five games against the Canadiens.
Montreal comes into this game with an 8-7-1 and they are coming off a loss in the last game. Montreal gave up five goals to the New Jersey Devils and that led to the four-goal defeat. Two games ago against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Canadiens scored five goals. Montreal is averaging 2.94 goals per game while their defense is giving up 3.31 goals per game. The offense is ranked 21st, and is going to need to be a whole lot better in this game. Nick Suzuki has scored 10 goals and added nine assists.
On the other side of this matchup is the Blue Jackets who sit with a 5-9-1 record overall and they are coming off a win in the last game. The Blue Jackets scored five goals against the Philadelphia Flyers. Boone Flyer finished with five shots on goal and two goals. Columbus is averaging 2.87 goals per game while their defense is giving up 4.33 goals per game. The defense is ranked 32nd in the NHL. Johnny Gaudreau has scored six goals and added seven assists. In this game if they want any chance at coming away with a victory, the defense is going to need to be good.
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