Saturday, 7:00 p.m. at PNC Arena
The Columbus Blue Jackets enter this week’s action in first place in the Metropolitan Division and riding a points streak of five consecutive games. Their success has been driven lately by a better defensive game, but on the season they have uncharacteristically been led by an offensive attack that includes Artemi Panarin (18 points), Cam Atkinson (14 points), and Pierre-Luc Dubois (13 points). Those three are the three highest point totals thus far, but a deep and dangerous team that boosts a dozen players with seven points or greater continues to relentlessly attack opponents with all four lines.