Sergei Bobrovsky will not be with the team against Nashville

Goalkeeper Columbus Blue Jackets Sergei Bobrovsky will not be with the team for tonight's match against Nashville Predators, announced today general manager Jarmo Kekalainen.

"There are certain expectations and values ​​that we have set for our players who define our culture," Kekalainen said. "There was an incident in which Sergei did not meet these expectations and values, so we decided not to be with the team for tonight's game. This is an internal matter and at this moment we will not have any further comments."

Bobrovsky, 30, is 18-13-1 with an average of 2.87 goals (GAA), 0.906% saving (SV%) and two failures in 32 games this season, and he compiled 236-142-37, 2.47 GAA, .919 SV% and 26 eliminations in 427 career NHL matches. In 344 games like Blue Jacket there are 194-119-27 with 2.42 GAA, .921 SV% and 26 shutouts.

Blue Jackets and Predators are meeting tonight at 7pm. ET at Nationwide Arena. Live broadcast on FOX sports Ohio begins with the pre-installed Blue Jackets Live game, which starts at 18.30. All Blue Jackets on FOX Sports Ohio will also be broadcast live via FOX Sports. The game can also be heard on the Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs Blue Jackets radio network, including 97.1 FM Fan in Columbus and the BlueJackets.com website.