Making his triumphant return to the net for the first time since Feb. 20, Elvis Merzlikins! His first start since suffering a bone bruise in his arm, he and his mates suffered another cruel ending. Read along for the fury.
Old friend-turned-foe Sergei Bobrovsky was back at the opposite net.
Look, after one period the score was tied at zero. Jackets had a few opportunities and I’ll let Brian sum up the period:
Teams this season just fearlessly forecheck the Blue Jackets in waves.
The put two guys low, one mid-level in the Jackets' zone and two at the blue and they just dare the Jackets to stretch pass one past them for odd-man rushes or breakaways.