Nobody said it was going to be pretty. In fact pretty much everyone expected a sloppy game. What else could be expected from two bottom-dwelling teams?
Don’t get me wrong, there were flashes of skillful individual efforts, but the vast majority of the game was a choppy, uneven affair that wasn’t pleasant to watch. Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored for the Jackets which was nice to see, but it wasn’t enough as the Flyers had an answer each time the Blue Jackets threatened to take over the game.
The loss has the Blue Jackets comfortably in the basement by seven points.