The trade deadline has come and gone and the focus of the hockey world is back on the actual games. Unfortunately, for the first time for several players on this roster, this team will likely not be headed to the playoffs. After being sellers at the deadline and trading Nick Foligno, David Savard, and Riley Nash, the captain-less Columbus Blue Jackets would look to prove a point against the Chicago Blackhawks.
1st Period
An uneventful first half of the period saw a pretty even game going both ways. Just before the halfway point of the period, an offensive sequence led to what should have been a goal for the Blue Jackets.