The Vancouver Canucks visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night, with playoff positioning on both team's respective minds. One team is chasing a spot while the other is looking to defend theirs.
After Tuesday's loss to Nashville, Vancouver sat seven points out of the wild card race. And while Columbus rode a historic franchise record 16-game win streak earlier this year that put them in first place in the league, they have gone 7-8-1 since.
The Jackets want to capitalize on a seven-game home stand that begins against the Canucks.
"We need to reinvent ourselves and get the chip back on our shoulder," Jackets coach John Tortorella said.