March 30, 20197 yr Columbus moved past Montreal into the last playoff spot with a big win at home, last night. Montreal got the first 6 shots on goal in the game, early on, and was up 1-0 after 1 period. David Savard scored early in the second with a one timer on a pass from Brandon Dubinsky off a 5 on 2 rush for the Jackets. Montreal retook the lead, but Oliver Bjorkstrand deflected a shot by Seth Jones past Carey Price to tie it back up. Then, Artemi Panarin crushed a one timer off a Matt Duchene pass for the eventual game winner. Three minutes into the third period, the Riley Nash punched in a rebound of his own shot, made on a break away, to make it 4-2. Dean Kukan made a beautiful pass to Bjorkstrand who put the puck in the net to go up 5-2. Montreal treated the contest as a playoff game as they pulled their goalie with over 5 minutes left. The result was an empty netter by Dubinsky with over 4 minutes to go. Not only did Columbus move back in front of Montreal, they moved within 1 point of Carolina for the top Wild Card spot, when the Canes dropped their home game to Washington. The Jackets have 5 games left, Montreal 4. Carolina also has 5 games left.
March 30, 20197 yr Author All eyes are on the battles for the last playoff spots in both conferences. The Avs and Coyotes are in a similar situation out west as the Jackets and Habs in the east.
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