Wednesday night featured a couple of hot hockey clubs in Central Ohio. The Jackets came in winners of four straight, while Calgary came in winning two in a row, and seven of their previous nine.
Let's get to it.
The game had a nice pace to it from the opening faceoff, and particularly around the midway mark of the opening period. Columbus was quick to loose pucks as both teams spread the puck around and used the open ice in the transition game.
The pressure was rampant for stretches where the Jackets were making plays beyond the hash marks in the offensive zone and chipping shots and deflections at Smith.