The Columbus Blue Jackets have been better at generating offensive chances over the last week (but still suffer a poor shooting percentage; just 5 goals on 88 shots in the last two games), but they are nonetheless suffering a 4 game losing streak. The primary cause is the struggling penalty kill.
In the early months of the season, the power play was inept, but the penalty kill was one of the best. The Blue Jackets ranked 6th in October and 9th in November. They fell to 24th in December as several key penalty killers went on the injured list (Ryan Murray, Brandon Dubinsky, Alexander Wennberg, Cam Atkinson).