Believe it or not, we are already over a third of the way through the NHL regular season, as the Blue Jackets played game #30 Tuesday night in North Carolina.
Columbus is currently last in the Metropolitan division, but that doesn't tell the whole story. The Blue Jackets currently have a middling 13-11-6 record, totaling 32 points. This point total would place them in the top 5 in every other division, but the Metro isn't every other division.
The Capitals and Hurricanes still lead the way, but every other team in the division isn't far behind.