It was Game #69 for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and they were on the road against the fifth best team in the league. It went about as you’d expect, with them losing 7-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights. I don’t want to write about every Vegas goal (Jack Eichel had a hat trick and Phil Kessel was a power play beast, nuff said) and you don’t want to read it, so it’s just cover some assorted thoughts from the afternoon:
Larsen out
Head coach Brad Larsen has taken a leave of absence following a death in the family.