The Blue Jackets had been in a similar situation to the one they faced tonight with 20 minutes remaining.
Their first period was dominant, again. They made a few mistakes in the second period, which allowed the Avalanche to work their way back into the game. Here they were in a 2-2 game going into the third period, and again, these Blue Jackets seemed quite comfortable when the game was up for grabs.
Boone Jenner – finally – broke through and scored a huge goal for his team, breaking the tie midway through the third period to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win at Pepsi Center. Not without some drama in the final minutes, the win pushed Columbus to 13-5-4 overall and 30 points, the most points through 22 games in franchise history.
With this win and a Capitals regulation loss, the Blue Jackets leapfrogged into third place in the Metropolitan Division. They are one point behind second-place Pittsburgh and three behind the division-leading New York Rangers, with two and three games in hand, respectively. Alas, the micro-level picture remains intact and the Blue Jackets want to keep finding ways to win.
“I thought we played well right on through,” said head coach John Tortorella. “We didn’t give them much, and I thought we had the puck most of the evening. You knew something funky was going to go on in the game.
“A good way to win it – we just stayed with it and I thought we had a really good third period.”
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