Evason decided to go with 11 forwards and 7 defensemen against the Wild. It did not go well. The Wild controlled almost the entire game as the Blue Jackets struggled to find any offense at 5v5.
#CBJ lines per warmups.
Chinakhov-Monahan-Marchenko
Aston-Reese-Fantilli-Danforth
Pyyhtia-Sillinger-Olivier
JVR-Kuraly
Werenski-Provorov
Christiansen-Severson
Johnson-Harris
Jiricek
Tarasov
Greaves
11-7 as expected.— Mark Scheig (@mark_scheig) October 19, 20241st Period
Both teams were in attack mode to start the game. Only 1 shot was registered in the first 11 minutes, but both defenses were forced to stay on their toes to prevent chances.