At Nationwide Arena, the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Colorado Avalanche by a final score of 2-1.
Colorado got their lone goal from Chris Wagner, who they picked up from Anahiem off waivers earlier this season. Jarome Iginla and Chris Bigras had the helpers. Matt Duchene, my player to watch for Colorado, was a plus/minus -1 and had six shots on net. Speaking of netminders, Calvin Pickard had 19 saves on 21 shots against for a 0.905 save percentage for the Avs (90.5%).
Columbus had goals from Brandon Dubinsky and Jack Johnson. Other players with points include Cody Goloubef, Ryan Murray, Brandon Saad, and Seth Jones (my player to watch). To go along with my player to watch segment, Jones was a plus/minus +1 and had 3 shots on net. Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves on 30 shots against for a 0.967 save percentage (96.7%).
CBJ Three Stars of the Night
1. Joonas Korpisalo- 1GA on 30 SA (96.7 SV%)
2. Brandon Dubinsky- goal (9)
3. Jack Johnson- goal (6)
More to come…