Blue Jackets Center Monahan Day-to-Day After November 6 Lower-Body Injury, Expects to Play Tuesday
Columbus Blue Jackets center Sean Monahan suffered a lower-body injury in the team's 5-2 road loss to the Buffalo Sabres on November 6. He was hurt blocking a shot late in the second period and did not return, having logged 11:06 of ice time and one assist. Head coach Rick Bowness said after the game that Monahan and Dmitri Voronkov, who left in the third period with an upper-body injury, were both still being evaluated.
The latest assessment lists Monahan as day-to-day, and he has said he expects to be ready for the November 10 home game against the Florida Panthers.
Columbus is 7-8-0 with 14 points, sixth in the Metropolitan Division, after an uneven start. The Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-2 on November 3 and edged the Dallas Stars 2-1 in a shootout on November 5 before losing in Buffalo on November 6.
The Blue Jackets now play three straight at Nationwide Arena: the Florida Panthers on November 10, the Tampa Bay Lightning on November 12 and the Philadelphia Flyers on November 14. Columbus is 6-3 at home, far better than on the road, and forward Kent Johnson leads the team with 16 points.
Source: National Hockey League
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