In a rare early afternoon game, the Columbus Blue Jackets withstood a third period push from the struggling Montreal Canadiens to win 2-1.
The Canadiens — winners of just eight games all season — entered the game on a seven game losing streak, and were playing their second game behind new interim coach Martin St. Louis. St. Louis, you may recall, was a special teams consultant with the Blue Jackets in 2019, under his former Tampa and New York coach, John Tortorella.
The game started as well as it possibly could, with the top line scoring in just the second shift of the game.