The final game of the season (Already) is happening tonight between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the San Jose Sharks, in the midst of their California trip.
The Jackets are looking to rebound after a rough loss to the weaker Los Angeles Kings against the defending Western Conference Champions.
The Sharks will look to get on top of the Pacific Division with a win, to continue their dominance from last season.
In their first meeting, the Sharks beat the Jackets, 3-2, and the Jackets will look to even it up.
Projected Lineups
San Jose Sharks
Mikkel Boedker--Joe Thornton--Joe Pavelski
Joonas Donskoi--Logan Couture--Joel Ward
Patrick Marleau--Tomas Hertl-Melker Karlsson
Michael Haley--Chris Tierney--Tommy Wingels
Paul Martin--Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic--Justin Braun
Brenden Dillon--David Schlemko
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Scartched: Matt Nieto, Dylan DeMelo
Columbus Blue Jackets
Boone Jenner--Brandon Dubinsky--Cam Atkinson
Brandon Saad--Alex Wennberg--Nick Foligno
Scott Hartnell--Lukas Sedlak--Sam Gagner
Matt Calvert--William Karlsson--Josh Anderson
Zach Werenski--Seth Jones
Jack Johnson--David Savard
Dalton Prout--Markus Nutivarra
Sergei Bobrovsky
Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Sonny Milano, Scott Harrington
Injured: David Clarkson, Ryan Murray
Players to Watch
San Jose: Joe Thornton. Jumbo Joe is still a star at a veteran age, and is a pending UFA. Another run for the veteran may land him another contract, especially another Cup run.
Columbus: Boone Jenner. The snub of team North America is goalless in five games, after being a 30 goal scorer last season. As the Jackets continue to look for offense, he has got to step up.
Enjoy the games tonight. More to come...