This afternoon featured a game between two teams heading in opposite directions: the Nashville Predators are comfortably in a wild card spot in the West and are on a 9-0-1 run, while the Columbus Blue Jackets were less than 24 hours from trading away Jack Roslovic and Andrew Peeke. Trey Fix-Wolansky was called up from Cleveland, but Justin Danforth was a late scratch with illness, leaving the Jackets with just 17 skaters.
First Period
Mathieu Olivier took a penalty on the first shift, and while the Jackets only allowed one shot on goal during the power play, Nashville gained the early momentum and controlled the period from there.