On Saturday night the first-place Columbus Blue Jackets hit the Nation's Capitol for a key four-point Metropolitan Divisional showdown. Entering play Columbus had lost just twice in regulation on the road since Nov. 1.
Markus Nutivaara was a late scratch as he is dealing with what the team labeled as the ever-so-murky upper-body injury. Tyler Motte was a healthy scratch with Matt Calvert drawing back into the lineup after missing 12 games.
Here’s how it went down.
Well, we’re used to super-human Sergei Bobrovsky but perhaps he was fending off a little bit of rust after four straight off days.