Seven points outside of the final playoff spot, the Vancouver Canucks are in desperate need of wins to stay in contention. Playing their second game of a six game road trip, the Canucks faced the Columbus Blue Jackets who are 7-8-1 since their 16 game winning streak.
With Sven Baertschi out with a concussion, Willie Desjardins made some adjustments to the line up as he got ready to face off against John Torteralla. The biggest change came with the promotion of Markus Granlund (13 goals this season) to the top line with Daniel & Henrik Sedin.