The Predators seemed to dominate New Jersey, but they barely hung in there against the Avalanche. How will the Predators fare against a better-than-average Blue Jackets squad?
A concern for me is the lack of secondary scoring. Eeli Tolvanen, Nick Cousins, Luke Kunin, and Colton Sissons are simply not showing up on the scoresheet.
I had to look twice at Columbus’s record (12-7-0) on the season. They’ve had a lot of loss (in multiple ways) over the last season, and I expected them to be struggling a bit more. They’re not.
Oliver Bjorkstrand leads Columbus with 19 points (6 goals, 13 assists).