The Columbus Blue Jackets were in need of a response after a bad loss Monday to the Bruins. The Toronto Maple Leafs were coming off one of their biggest wins of the season just a day earlier against the Hurricanes.
For Columbus, they would have to battle adversity without one of its top young players.
News from earlier in the day broke about Zach Werenski missing the game with an upper-body injury, forcing an array of lineup changes. Werenski is considered day-to-day. Markus Nutivaara suited up on the first defensive pairing with Seth Jones.