While sports fans in Columbus, Ohio were licking their wounds after Ohio State football’s loss to Michigan, they turned to the Blue Jackets to salvage their Saturday. Instead, the Jackets delivered a performance that was as sickening as a Thanksgiving leftover that sat out too long on the kitchen counter.
The Jackets were on the road for the back leg of a back-to-back, and had been outplayed the night before against Vancouver. One would expect a struggle, but could they rebound? The early returns were promising, as the Jackets drew first blood behind a Boone Jenner power play goal:
That’s the captain’s 10th goal of the season, and he remains the team leader in that category.