Overview
- Puck drop is 7 p.m. ET at Prudential Center in Newark.
- Columbus enters 27-20-7 with 61 points and a 9-1-0 run, while New Jersey is 28-25-2 with 58 points and 1-3-0 in its last four.
- Since Rick Bowness took over, the Blue Jackets are 8-1-0, with Zach Werenski leading the club at 19 goals and 41 assists for 60 points.
- Jack Hughes (lower-body) and Kirill Marchenko (illness) are listed as questionable for tonight.
- Jacob Markström is expected to get the Devils’ net if the recent rotation holds, and Columbus plans to split its back-to-back between Jet Greaves and Elvis Merzlikins.