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The Blues Jackets have received serviceable goaltending from both of their netminders this season, and will continue their rotation on Wednesday against the Calgary Flames, turning to Greaves for his seventh start of the season. The 24-year-old Greaves has played well in his first season as a full-time NHLer, posting a 2.67 GAA and .916 SV% in six games (3-3-0). The Blue Jackets are 7-5-0 through 12 games this season and enter Wednesday's contest as slight +101 road underdogs against a Flames team that has scored the fewest goals in the league (2.21 GF / GP).

Zayne Parekh and Jake Bean will be healthy scratches on Wednesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, allowing Brayden Pachal and Yan Kuznetsov to draw into Calgary's lineup. Kuznetsov was drafted 50th-overall by the Flames in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old defenseman made his NHL debut in 2023-24, playing one game with the Flames, but has otherwise exclusively been in the AHL for the previous four seasons.

Parekh just played his 10th game of the season for the Flames, burning the first year of his entry-level contract, and ensuring he will spend the season in the NHL. That said, he returns to a familiar spot on Wednesday as a healthy scratch, joining Jake Bean on the sidelines, as Brayden Pachal and Yan Kutznetsov will draw into the Flames' lineup. The 19-year-old Parekh has not had the opportunity to fully showcase his talents in his first NHL season, scoring only one point (0G / 1A) through 10 games in a sheltered role.

Jake Bean joins Zayne Parekh as healthy scratches from Calgary's blueline for Wednesday's contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets, allowing Brayden Pachal and Yan Kuznetsov to enter the lineup. The 27-year-old Bean has played 10 games this season, recording 18 blocks and on assist.

Zayne Parekh and Jake Bean will be healthy scratches on Wednesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, allowing Brayden Pachal and Yan Kuznetsov to draw into Calgary's lineup. The 26-year-old Pachal is averaging 12:40 time-on-ice, recording 14 hits and one assist in seven games this season.

The Flames sit at the bottom of the NHL with a 3-9-2 record, but are coming off a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers where Wolf saved 17 of 18 shots (.944 SV%), and will try to string together consecutive wins for the first time this season. The 24-year-old Wolf, last season's runner-up for the Calder Trophy, has a troubling 3.39 GAA and .884 SV% in 12 games this season (3-8-1). The Flames enter Wednesday's contest as slight -115 home favorites against a Columbus Blue Jackets team off to a solid 7-5-0 start this season.

Mathieu Joseph will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals, allowing Walker to re-enter the Blues' lineup. The 31-year-old Walker has been effective in a bottom-six role for the Blues this season, scoring four points (1G / 3A) and recording a monstrous 42 hits.

Matthew Kessel will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals, allowing Mailloux to re-enter the Blues' lineup. The 22-year-old Mailloux has struggled this season, recording zero points and a -9 plus/minus in eight games.

Logan Mailloux will draw back into the Blues' lineup on Wednesday against the Washington Capitals, sending Kessel to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old Kessel has appeared in five games this season, averaging 10:30 time-on-ice and scoring zero points.

Nathan Walker will draw back into the Blues' lineup on Wedensday against the Washington Capitals, sending Joseph to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 28-year-old Joseph is averaging 12:39 time-on-ice, recording 26 hits and three points (1G / 2A) in 13 games this season.

Sam Montembeault allowed four goals on Tuesday, a regularity for him this season, but managed arguably his best performance, saving 38 of 42 shots (.905 SV%) in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Still, Montembeault's performance adds further speculation to Jakub Dobes' claim for more playing time. The 24-year-old Dobes has been outstanding this season, posting a 1.97 GAA and .930 SV% in six games (6-0-0), and will return to the crease on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils.

The Blues have struggled this season, outscored 53-17 in 13 games (4-7-0), but hope an impressive come-from-behind win on Monday night can right the ship. Binnington was between the pipes in Monday's 3-2 win over the Oilers, saving 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%), as his team scored three unanswered goals to seal the victory. The 32-year-old Binnington has a 3.08 GAA and .868 SV% in 10 games this season (3-4-2). The Blues enter Wednesday's contest as +130 road underdogs against a Washington Capitals team that is scoring 2.58 goals per game through 12 contests (6-5-1).