The Blue Jackets picked up their first “loser point” of the year tonight, losing in the shootout to the Anaheim Ducks, 2-1. It was a structurally sound game in which the Blue Jackets played stout defensively and kept the high-flying Ducks offense in check. Unfortunately their own offense was kept quiet as well. It was a game in which the Blue Jackets were the better team for the majority of it, but in the end it was their lack of high-end skill that cost them the victory.
Let’s take a look at how it happened.
First Period
It was a choppy start in this one with a lot of icings and offsides, not allowing much flow in the opening minutes.