Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET, the Columbus Blue Jackets (38-30-7, 83 points) and Philadelphia Flyers (39-27-9, 87 points) hit the ice at the Wells Fargo Center for the fourth and final meeting against each other this season. The game can be live streamed here. Columbus fans can hear all of the action on 97.1 The Fan while Philadelphia fans can do the same on 97.5 The Fanatic.
Columbus is looking to string some wins together after winning just two of their last six but they'll have to do it in a building they've gone 0-5 in all-time with one tie while Philadelphia is trying to shake off back-to-back shootout losses as they attempt to catch the New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division standings.
Despite two shootout losses, the Flyers are not worried about losing back-to-back games in a shootout.
"I'm not disappointed," coach Craig Berube told CSNPhilly.com. "I can't be. Our team played hard both games. We would have like to have gotten the wins but we didn't. Shootouts are shootouts. We didn't capitalize on some really good opportunities in the game [Tuesday]. If there is one negative thing I would look at, it's that. We had some real good opportunities where [Blues goalie Ryan Miller] stopped us."
The Blue Jackets may get Ryan Murray (20 points in 61 games) back after he had knee surgery on March 7.
"When I'm out there skating I can't even really tell," Murray told the Columbus Dispatch about the surgically repaired knee. "It doesn't hurt. It doesn't feel awkward anymore. It might not be as strong as it was, but it feels solid. It feels good."
The Blues have been led by Ryan Johansen (30-25-55), Brandon Dubinsky (15-30-45) and James Wisniewski (6-38-44) while Claude Giroux (25-53-78), Jakub Voracek (21-35-56) and Wayne Simmonds(25-30-55) pace the Flyers.
Former Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason will likely man the crease for Philadelphia and is 31-17-7 with a 2.53 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage while former Flyers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky will likely suit up for Columbus and is 27-19-5 with a 2.47 GAA and a .919 save percentage.
The Blue Jackets and Flyers faceoff for the last time tonight when the lights come up at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
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