Game Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets (11-18-6) at New Jersey Devils (17-13-2) – 27 Dec 2023 – 7:00PM EST

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# Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (11-18-6) at New Jersey [](/r/devils) Devils (17-13-2)

#Prudential Center

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|BSOH, MSGSN2|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020528) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020528/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020528/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020528/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[NJD](/r/devils)|Tyler Toffoli|Jack Hughes|Jesper Bratt|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Adam Fantilli|Justin Danforth|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Ondrej Palat|Nico Hischier|Curtis Lazar|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Yegor Chinakhov|Dmitri Voronkov|Kirill Marchenko|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Timo Meier|Michael McLeod|Dawson Mercer|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Cole Sillinger|Emil Bemstrom|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Alexander Holtz|Erik Haula|Nathan Bastian|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Brendan Gaunce|Sean Kuraly|Alexandre Texier|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[NJD](/r/devils)|Jonas Siegenthaler|Simon Nemec|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|Erik Gudbranson|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Luke Hughes|John Marino|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Ivan Provorov|Damon Severson|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Brendan Smith|Kevin Bahl|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Andrew Peeke|David Jiricek|

||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[NJD](/r/devils)|Vitek Vanecek|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Akira Schmid|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Daniil Tarasov|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[NJD](/r/devils)|Dougie Hamilton|28 Nov 2023|Pectoral|IR|Hamilton (upper body) has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site.|15 Feb 2024|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Tomas Nosek|18 Nov 2023|Foot|IR|Surgery|30 Dec 2023|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Brian Halonen|09 Oct 2023|Undisclosed|IR-NR|Halonen (undisclosed) was moved to the non-roster injured reserve Monday.|unknown|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|Nolan Foote|09 Oct 2023|Undisclosed|IR-NR|Foote (undisclosed) was placed on the non-roster injured reserve Monday.|unknown|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Sean Kuraly|23 Dec 2023|Abdomen|DTD|Kuraly (abdomen) was discharged from the hospital Saturday after initial testing came back clear, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ official site reports.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Nick Blankenburg|21 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Blankenburg was placed on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to Dec. 19.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Patrik Laine|14 Dec 2023|Collarbone|IR|Laine (fractured clavicle) was placed on injured reserve Monday.|27 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|08 Dec 2023|Jaw|IR|Jenner is expected to miss six weeks after suffering a fractured jaw Friday against the St. Louis Blues. He was placed on injured reserve Saturday.|19 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Adam Boqvist|06 Dec 2023|Shoulder|IR|Strain|04 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jack Roslovic|13 Nov 2023|Ankle|IR|Fracture|unknown|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/new-jersey-devils/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/columbus-blue-jackets/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[NJD](/r/devils)|32|17|13|2|36|0.562|3.41|3.56|30.00|77.67|31.69|29.31|53.44|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|35|11|18|6|28|0.400|3.09|3.63|15.31|81.44|29.80|34.17|47.64|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
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|G|[NJD](/r/devils)|Jack Hughes, Tyler Toffoli|14|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko, Boone Jenner|13|
|A|[NJD](/r/devils)|Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt|25|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24|
|P|[NJD](/r/devils)|Jack Hughes|39|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|25|
|+/-|[NJD](/r/devils)|Michael McLeod|7|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko, Dmitri Voronkov|4|
|PIM|[NJD](/r/devils)|Brendan Smith|34|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|44|
|TOI|[NJD](/r/devils)|John Marino|21:05|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24:27|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=1 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=29 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##In-Game Updates

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