Game Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets (12-19-8) at Philadelphia Flyers (19-13-5) – 04 Jan 2024 – 7:00PM EST

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# Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (12-19-8) at Philadelphia [](/r/flyers) Flyers (19-13-5)

#Wells Fargo 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|NBCSP, BSOH|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020592) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020592/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020592/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020592/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Joel Farabee|Sean Couturier|Travis Konecny|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Adam Fantilli|Jack Roslovic|
|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Owen Tippett|Morgan Frost|Bobby Brink|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Yegor Chinakhov|Dmitri Voronkov|Kirill Marchenko|
|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Tyson Foerster|Ryan Poehling|Cam Atkinson|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Cole Sillinger|Emil Bemstrom|
|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Marc Staal|Scott Laughton|Garnet Hathaway|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier|Justin Danforth|Mathieu Olivier|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Cam York|Travis Sanheim|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Damon Severson|Ivan Provorov|
|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Nick Seeler|Sean Walker|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean|David Jiricek|
|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Egor Zamula|Rasmus Ristolainen|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Christiansen|Erik Gudbranson|

||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Carter Hart|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|
|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Samuel Ersson|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Spencer Martin|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/philadelphia-flyers/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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|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Noah Cates|28 Nov 2023|Foot|IR|Fracture|12 Jan 2024|
|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Ryan Ellis||Back|IR-LT||01 Jul 2024|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|27 Dec 2023|Ankle|IR|Werenski (ankle) will miss the next 4-6 weeks, according to Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.|25 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Sean Kuraly|23 Dec 2023|Abdomen|IR|Kuraly (abdomen) was put on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to Dec. 23.|15 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Nick Blankenburg|21 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Blankenburg was placed on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to Dec. 19.|09 Jan 2024|
|[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|unknown|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/philadelphia-flyers/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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|[PHI](/r/flyers)|37|19|13|5|43|0.581|2.92|2.78|10.17|85.34|32.62|28.89|47.61|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|39|12|19|8|32|0.410|3.08|3.67|15.24|80.56|29.23|34.18|47.69|

[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|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Travis Konecny|18|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko, Boone Jenner|13|
|A|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Travis Sanheim|21|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24|
|P|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Travis Konecny|33|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski|25|
|+/-|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Egor Zamula|14|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko|6|
|PIM|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Garnet Hathaway|58|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|49|
|TOI|[PHI](/r/flyers)|Travis Sanheim|24:48|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24:04|

[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=4 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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