Blue Jackets waste a great Elvis start, lose in OT

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty ImagesAfter completing an unlikely season sweep of the Edmonton Oilers yesterday, the Columbus Blue Jackets hit the road for another afternoon game, this time against the rested Minnesota Wild.

Adam Boqvist is day-to-day with a lower body injury suffered on Saturday, so Billy Sweezey got to make his NHL debut, at the age of 27. Very happy for him, as he has worked hard to get to this point and has made a big impact for the Cleveland Monsters over the last two seasons.

Two other milestones on the blue line, as Erik Gudbranson played in his 700th NHL game, and Gavin Bayreuther played in his 100th.

First Period

It was a very slow start to the game, and not…