Prior to the game, Coach John Tortorella talked about wanting to dominate the crease on both offense and defense. He felt that against Calgary the team didn’t take enough close shots, and allowed too many. In the first period, the Jackets appeared to take this lesson to heart.
Columbus drew first blood just under four minutes into the game. Brandon Saad fed Alexander Wennberg in the slot, who took TWO (!) shots, scoring off his own rebound. Great to see Wennberg shooting the puck.
Five minutes later, the Jackets were on the power play and got one of those goals in the crease.