The biggest game in Nationwide Arena in years occurred tonight, with the Montreal Canadiens coming to town to face the Columbus Blue Jackets in a battle for the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference. The Jackets needed a win to keep their playoff dreams realistic headed into the final ten days of the season.
Here’s what happened.
First Period
Brett Kulak opened the scoring 1:15 into the game as Montreal dominated the opening moments of the game.
Columbus finally got a shot on goal more than halfway through the period.