Scouting report: Blackhawks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Posted February 15, 2019 12:00 am

By John Dietz

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the United Center

TV: NBCSCH • Radio: WGN 720-AM

The skinny: Columbus (32-21-3) has been hot and cold for over a month, winning four straight from Jan. 10-15; losing five straight from Jan. 18-Feb. 2; and winning four straight from Feb. 5-12. The Blue Jackets dropped their last game, 3-0 against the Islanders Thursday. … Artemi Panarin leads Columbus with 22 goals and 42 assists. He has 297 points in 297 NHL games. … Cam Atkinson (31) is the team's leading goal scorer. He is 5 away from setting a career high. … Anthony Duclair, acquired by the Blackhawks in a trade with Arizona last season, has 11 goals. He has just 3 in the last 30 games. ... Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed just 11 goals in his last five games. … Boone Jenner, who usually centers the second line, has an injured ankle and did not accompany the team to Chicago. ... Columbus has killed 41 of 42 penalties since Dec. 31.

Next: Ottawa Senators, 7:30 p.m. Monday at the United Center

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