The Columbus Blue Jackets, on the heels of two straight losses in their second round series to the Boston Bruins, faced elimination Monday night. After taking too many penalties in game four and too much time to get going in game five, the team faced a familiar scenario: their backs against the wall with the season on the line. Shades of late March all over again, no?
With the season on the line, Alexander Wennberg was swapped out for Markus Hannikainen. Adam Clendening sat, while Vladislav Gavrikov remained in the lineup.