Riding a three game win streak and one of the best records of the early season in the Eastern Conference, the Blue Jackets came to Winnipeg looking to take on a Jets team that was on a three game streak of their own, mostly thanks to the stellar performance of Connor Hellebuyck, who took over the net after Steve Mason suffered an epic meltdown on Opening Night.
It seemed that coach Paul Maurice wanted to give Mason a chance to prove himself against the club that drafted him, and Torts responded in kind by giving Joonas Korpisalo the start for Columbus.