Sometimes it takes a lot to break a four game losing streak.
The Blue Jackets would agree, after gutting out a 2-1 win tonight against the Red Wings to break out of their recent slump, because this one certainly wasn’t easy.
First Period
There’s nothing like starting the game with a bang, and that’s just what Columbus did, jumping on top of Jimmy Howard early until Artemi Panarin continued his recent burst of production, catching a cross crease pass from Oliver Bjorkstrand and hammering it home to open the scoring.