Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks finished within the top four of the entire league last year when it came to points, but neither ended up doing much when the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blackhawks were swept by the Nashville Predators while the Blue Jackets couldn’t do much better, being bounced from the postseason in five games by the eventual champs, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
But you wouldn’t have known that the two teams disappointed to end last season as both came out white hot for their respective season openers. Chicago hung 10 goals on the Penguins on Thursday in one of the most shocking results you’ll see in a season opener.