Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals Preview
This will likely be another highly physical game tonight. Who will fight just enough to be victorious?
With Washington being a Metropolitan Conference foe, the Columbus Blue Jackets will need their top lines to come out and play hard and secure the crucial divisional playoff points tonight.
As an added bonus, the Blue Jackets have activated forward Matt Calvert off IR. After being on the shelf for many weeks, I expect Calvert to play his normal, hard-working game right from the start of his first shift.
I also expect the Artemi Panarin – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Josh Anderson line to continue their dominant play tonight. In the last five games, Anderson has 7 points, Dubois has 4, and Panarin has 4.
I believe this game will be a low scoring goalie battle between Bobrovsky and Holtby.
Final Score: Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Washington Capitals 1 in OT