Canucks Game Night: A Reenactment Underway in Columbus

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CANUCKS VANCOUVER

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(6-12-2, seventh in the Pacific Division)

in COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

(11-6-0, fifth in Metropolitan Division)

4 p.m., Nationwide Arena.

TV: Sportsnet. Radio: Sportsnet 650 AM.

WHY SEE

Maybe the Canucks aren’t slow tonight? Speed ​​has been an issue, but head coach Travis Green thinks his team has more. When you’re not playing well, you seem a little slow. “I thought generally we were struggling with their foot speed a bit tonight,” he said after Wednesday’s loss to the Penguins, implying that if the team won it would be because they were moving faster.

POINT LEADERS

BLUE JACKETS

1. Oliver Bjorkstrand GP 17 G 6 A 12 PTS 18 (-4)

2. Jakub Voracek GP 17 G 1 A 15 PTS 16 (-2)

3. Zach Werenski GP 17 G 5 A 9 PTS 14 (+3)

CANUCKS

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1. JT Miller GP 18 G 7 A 12 PTS 19 (pair)

2. Conor Garland GP 17 G 5 A 9 PTS 14 (Pair)

3. Quinn Hughes GP 16 G 2 A 12 PTS 14 (+3)

SPECIAL TEAMS

BLUE JACKETS: PP 20.0% (13th) PK 83.0% (12th)

CANUCKS: PP 15.9% (24th) PK 63.1% (32nd)

THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITION

• Hot prospects : The Blue Jackets said “we are rebuilding” and are already playing ahead of expectations. Cole Sillinger was selected this summer but has entered the lineup and is already playing as a center in the top six. Jake Bean was picked up in a trade for a draft pick that was acquired previously in the trade that sent Seth Jones to Chicago. Bean has been fantastic for Columbus.

• Home cooking: The Blue Jackets are 7-3 at home this season. They just beat the Jets 3-0 on Wednesday.

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• Hot shot: Columbus boasts one of the best offenses in the league – he’s scoring 3.4 goals a game, more than one goal a game better than the woeful Canucks. Oliver Bjorkstrand is his leading scorer, but Jakub Voracek is right behind him. The veteran winger was chosen in a trade for Cam Atkinson

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