Things were not going well heading into the bye week, as the Columbus Blue Jackets dropped two-straight against the Sabres and Canucks, two of the NHL’s bottom-dwellers.
As Columbus returns to action fresh off their bye week, they will be tested against a hot Dallas Stars team Thursday night in Columbus. But all things considered, Columbus has reason to feel to feel fortunate. That’s because where they left things, in second place and six points behind the idle Capitals, they come in just one point out of second place.