The Blue Jackets welcomed Nick Foligno back into the lineup after missing two games due to the flu, but it was the Blue Jackets who looked like they were under the weather in the first period of this one. Edmonton did not dominate the period, but they were clearly a step ahead of the sleepy Jackets, who acted like they were having trouble adjusting to the time difference. Shots for the period were 11 - 5 in favor of the Oilers, and the Blue Jackets had more penalty minutes (6) than shots. To be fair, however, four of those minutes were incurred in a late erroneously called double minor for high sticking.
Game Recap #27: Blue Jackets 3 Edmonton 1
