#77/78 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6.5 Goals - Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Wednesday at 10 PM ET - The Blue Jackets are in the 2nd night of a B2B which means, after losing 5-1 to the Kings with Merzlikins in goal for Columbus, Tarasov is likely to get the start tonight. It is either Merzlikins in goal in a B2B (not easy to do) or Tarasov (likely) and both goalies have struggled of late. Tarasov is the likely starter and he is allowing nearly 4 goals per game with a 3.91 GAA this season. Columbus lost 5-1 to LA last night which was the 10th time in last 14 games that the Jackets have allowed at least 4 goals! Columbus has scored an average of 3 goals per game on the season and will bounce back after scoring just 1 goal last night. They face a Ducks team that will likely have John Gibson in goal for this one. He has allowed 8 goals in his last two appearances even though those spanned just 5 periods of hockey. In other words his GAA is above 4 goals per game his last two games. Both these teams struggle on the penalty kill so that should help get the power plays going in this one. On the season the Blue Jackets have allowed the most goals in the league! As for Anaheim, in the Western Conference the Ducks rank 14th out of 16 teams in terms of goals allowed! Anaheim has won 2 of 3 and scored at least 4 goals in each win. They also are happy to be back home after a long road trip. They will take advantage of hosting a team that is very susceptible defensively and in goal. At the same time the Blue Jackets have done a great job in the scoring department this season when coming off a loss by a margin of at least 3 goals! They have averaged scoring 4.3 goals the 13 times that has happened this season! In other words, perfect spot for Columbus to respond in the offensive zone. 5-4 would not surprise us at all here and getting each team to 3-3 here (resulting in a 4-3 final) should not be a problem either! Look for at least 7 in this one! Over is our play here.