The Blue Jackets are 6-12-0 this season, but that doesn’t mean the Blues are expecting tonight’s game to be easy by any means. Columbus swept the two-game season series with the Blues last season.
“We’ll take two points out of tonight, but we’ve got to rest up because we’ve got another big one tomorrow in a building we haven’t had a ton of success in,” Blues captain David Backes said after Monday’s game. “We’re going to need our best game.”
Backes might be able to give the club a boost towards finding its best game.