Music: {allcanada} CANUCKS (15-6-1) AT BLUE JACKETS (6-13-2)

Thursday, November 27, 2014

{allcanada} CANUCKS (15-6-1) AT BLUE JACKETS (6-13-2)

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Friday, November 28, 2014

7:00 PM ET

CANUCKS (15-6-1) AT BLUE JACKETS (6-13-2)

TV: SNP, FS-O

Season series: The Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets split two games last season with each team winning at home.

Canucks team scope: Following a 2-0 win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday at Rogers Arena, Vancouver begins a season-high seven-game, 12-day road trip. The Canucks are 8-3-0 on the road having won five of their past six. "It's going to be a tough trip," coach Willie Desjardins told the Canucks website after the game Tuesday. "Every game is a game that's going to be a battle and we have to make sure that we have energy every night." Forward Jannik Hansen has five goals in his past four games. Forward Radim Vrbata had a three-game goal-scoring streak snapped Tuesday. Left wing Tim Sestito (leg) and defenseman Dan Hamhuis (lower body) are injured.

Blue Jackets team scope: Columbus lost to the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Tuesday, its fourth straight. The Blue Jackets have lost 13 of their past 15 games including six of seven at Nationwide Arena. Forward Nick Foligno has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in 11 games. The Blue Jackets are connecting on 23.2 percent of their power-play opportunities but have scored on two of their past 13. Forward Brandon Dubinsky, who hasn't played this season because of an abdominal injury, skated at practice Wednesday, though a return date is unknown. "Today is the best I've felt. These last few days, I've started to turn the corner. I felt pretty good today," Dubinsky told The Columbus Dispatch. The Blue Jackets are without forward Mark Letestu (groin) and defensemen Ryan Murray (knee), Cody Goloubef (knee) and Fedor Tyutin (lower body).

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