After picking up six points from a brutal slog through five games in seven nights, the Blue Jackets could be forgiven for falling into a trap game against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning - particularly since they’d thrashed them 5-3 down in Florida just a few days ago.
Any other season, that’s likely what would have happened.
But this season? It’s not the Same Old Jackets.
Assaulting Andrei Vasilevskiy from the drop of the puck, the Blue Jackets relentlessly attacked the Tampa Bay defense, racking up six shots on goal before the Lightning managed to squeak one shot on net.