With the victory, Columbus extended their winning streak to 16 games. They sit atop the NHL, and are one win away from breaking a winning streak record.
Cam Atkinson opened the scoring on a power play in the first period on a bouncing puck that got past Cam Talbot. Edmonton wouldn’t strike until the second period when Oscar Klefbom scored his sixth of the season on a nice feed from Patrick Maroon. About five minutes later, William Karlsson put the Blue Jackets up 2-1 on another power-play goal.