The Blue Jackets head into their team's Halloween party (per Cole Sillinger's postgame first-star interview) Thursday night, tied for second in the Metropolitan Division with 12 points.
Who genuinely expected this kind of turnaround after they started the season 1-3 following that disheartening loss to the Colorado Avalanche? I certainly didn't.
The CBJ will get an off day on Thursday, followed by a practice day on Friday, before heading back to Nationwide to take on the Blues on Saturday, then to Long Island to take on the Islanders on Sunday.
I was in the building Wednesday night and had a (nearly) front row seat for the drubbing Columbus put on the Toronto Maple Leafs.