The Columbus Blue Jackets (24-47-8) head to take on the Philadelphia Flyers (29-38-13) at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday in a showdown of teams on losing runs. Columbus is coming off a 4-0 loss against the Rangers on Saturday, their third defeat in a row.
The Blue Jackets committed only two penalties in the game, holding New York without a power play goal. Michael Hutchinson saved only 24 of 28 shots against (.857%) in the loss.
Philadelphia lost for the seventh straight game, falling 5-3 to the Bruins on Sunday. Owen Tippett, Joel Farabee, and Wade Allison each scored once for the Flyers. Tippett and Farabee both added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Felix Sandstrom saved only 29 of 34 shots against (.852%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Blue Jackets have won two of the three games between the teams this season, although the Flyers were 5-3 victors in their most recent meeting in December.
Tippett (2G 0A), Travis Konecny (2G 0A), and Cam York (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Philadelphia. Kent Johnson, Andrew Peeke, and Kirill Marchenko were on the scoresheet for Columbus. Carter Hart got the win, saving 30 of 33 shots (.909%).
FACING OFF
Columbus is averaging 2.59 goals per game for the season, 30th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing 3.36 goals a game (23rd).
Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 2.64 times a game on average, 29th in the league, and will be looking to capitalize on the Blue Jackets’ weak defense, which is allowing opponents to score 4.03 goals per game (31st).
The Flyers’ 14.93% power play percentage is the worst in the league, while the Blue Jackets rank 27th with a conversion rate of 17.76%. When it comes to penalty killing, Columbus has the league’s 23rd-ranked PK% at 75.76%, while Philadelphia is 27th at 75.11%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 71 points this season, Johnny Gaudreau is the top skater for the Blue Jackets. He has 19 goals and 52 assists in 77 games. In the net, Joonas Korpisalo (16-14-4) is Columbus’ top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.95 GAA and a .913% save percentage.
Elvis Merzlikins (7-18-2) leads the Blue Jackets in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 4.23 and a save percentage of .876%.Konecny and Kevin Hayes lead the Flyers in scoring with 56 and 54 points, respectively.
Konecny has 29 goals and 27 assists in 58 games, while Hayes has 18 goals and 36 assists in 79 games. Hart (21-23-10) is the top goalie for Philadelphia with a goals against average of 2.94. He has a save percentage of .907%.
HOME AND AWAY
Columbus has lost five in a row on the road this season. Philadelphia is 17-18-5 at home this season.
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