Last time these teams met Mar. 2 in Columbus, the Edmonton Oilers blanked the Blue Jackets 4-0, with Connor McDavid dishing out three assists and Mikko Koskinen making 30 saves in the shutout.
On Thursday night from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, the rematch was on. Without it necessarily being a must win for Columbus, a loss, at any juncture of the season this point forward, could exponentially prove costly for a team who entered last night’s contest clinging to a one-point edge over the Canadiens for the East’s second wild card.