Hockey, we hear so often, comes down to luck. Bad bounces and broken sticks and seeing-eye shots dictate the outcomes more than sheer will or skill. On no night was that concept made more clear than Thursday, when the Columbus Blue Jackets dominated the New York Rangers and yet came out on the short end of a 3-2 loss.
Oh, and Artemi Panarin scored the game-winner in his first game back at Nationwide Arena since leaving in free agency last summer.
These are our 2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets. On Thursday, the CBJ:
- outshot New York, 47-19.