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2022-23 Gamethread #9: New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

The New Jersey Devils will have an afternoon game to end their October schedule against an opponent that has given them nightmares: the Columbus Blue Jackets. No more Bjorkstrand, they now have Gaudreau. Great. Talk about the game as it happens here.

Vancouver Canucks v Columbus Blue Jackets
No Oliver Bjorkstrand? Oh, here’s Johnny Gaudreau instead. Whyyyyyyyyy
Photo by Ben Jackson/NHLI via Getty Images

Today, Our Favorite Team will play their final game of October. On Halloween’s Eve, they will host a team who has given them a ton of nightmares for about a decade. No Oliver Bjorkstrand? Oh, here’s Johnny Gaudreau instead. Great. P.S. The Devils are out of New Jersey for about a week after this one. Canada awaits.

The Time: 2:00 PM ET

The Broadcast: TV - MSGSN, BSOH, Sportsnet, Audio - The Devils Hockey Network

The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets (SBN Blog: The Cannon)

The Song of the Day: “Fear feeds upon fear” opens the song “Sniper Day’s Parade” by Recon from their 2012 album Hell. Just about every single lyric on this song could have been printed on a black t-shirt in 48-pt. white impact font.

The Rules: As usual for this site since the very beginning: Keep your comments clean (this means no swearing, don’t mask it, it’s not enough), respect your fellow Devils fan with no personal attacks, no illegal streams (this means no asking, no hints, no nothing about it) and please keep comments relevant to the game. Go Devils.