The Blue Jackets needed to come out of the Olympic break and pick up right where they left off. Last night in Boston, I thought they did that. Unfortunately, they still came out on the losing end.
On a lot of nights, they will easily win with that kind of effort. The Jackets came out hard from the opening faceoff, spending several shifts in the Boston end and generating a lot of scoring chances.
They put 20 shots on the Bruins net in the first frame while only allowing 10 against, but could only manage one goal.