Well this was no snoozer.
Sergei Bobrovsky’s much-lauded shutout streak ended quite quickly as Evan Rodrigues scored just 2:50 into the game.
David Savard tied it up 3 minutes later, then Nick Foligno added a power play goal near the end of the period to give Columbus a 2-1 lead at the intermission.
Zach Werenski had an assist on that goal, which meant he broke Rick Nash’s franchise record for points by a rookie. That’s right: Rick Nash, a great offensive talent, just had a record broken by a defenseman. Wow. We’ve got a gem here.