It was a very typical Columbus Blue Jackets game, with long periods getting pinned in the zone, some timely goals, and then a late goal surrendered off of a turnover and a quick loss in overtime as the opponent’s skill won out. It’s nice to leave Chicago with three points, but they were less than four minutes away from a series sweep and an all-important regulation win.
A big first period for Patty
Patrik Laine opened the scoring with a goal that showed off his speed, strength, and killer shot. He took a feed from Cam Atkinson, entered the zone with speed, then unleashed his wrister around Nicolas Beaudin to beat Kevin Lankinen over his right shoulder.