I'm playing on COLUMBUS (8*). The Jackets have been stronger than the Bruins so far this season, particularly here at Columbus. They're 7-4 overall, 4-2 at home. They've outscored opposing teams by an impressive 3.2 to 1.8 average in those six home games. The (4-5) Bruins, on the other hand, are allowing an average of 3.7 goals per game away from Boston. The Bruins are already 0-3 against teams which are above .500, dropping them to an ugly 33-47 (-22.4) against "winning" teams, the past 2+ seasons. The Jackets, meanwhile, are 3-0 against sub-500 teams, 50-37 (+6.5) the past 2+ seasons. The Jackets won the last meeting here by a 4-3 margin and I expect them to finish on top agains this evening.