The Columbus Blue Jackets entered a critical game in the wild card race with some reinforcements in Sean Monahan and Erik Gudbranson. Could they make up ground on the host New York Islanders?
First Period
Oh yeah, Monahan’s back.
hasn't missed a beat pic.twitter.com/v4OLZfuvM9
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) March 24, 2025
Sadly that was about the only thing that went well in the first period. Possession was fairly even early on, but the Islanders completely dominated beginning with their first goal of the game. It began with Damon Severson failing to dump the puck deep enough into the offensive zone.