The Columbus Blue Jackets hit the ice in Arizona on Tuesday night to take on the bottoming-out Arizona Coyotes, the last team the Blue Jackets would face this year not vaguely in a playoff race. Losing to the Coyotes would have nearly ensured a 29th place finish for the season. Here’s how the the Jackets lined up:
Ready to roll with tonight’s projected lines
ud83dudcdd https://t.co/WviPT9kg2o pic.twitter.com/E5vzmUCSwYJames Malatesta, added on emergency recall, made his NHL debut on Tuesday as Alex Nylander missed the game with an upper body injury. Malatesta, who has 12-9-21 in 53 AHL games this year, is a former 5th round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.