Cam Atkinson's first period goal against Buffalo Tuesday night proved to be the game-winner, giving the winger eight on the season and a new Blue Jackets club record.
The Columbus Blue Jackets scored two first period goals and never relinquished that lead, holding off the Buffalo Sabres, 3-1, at Nationwide Arena Tuesday night.
Cam Atkinson will join Alexander Wennberg and Nick Foligno on the top line for the Blue Jackets as they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to Nationwide Arena Tuesday night.
Tuesday night's Columbus Blue Jackets–Buffalo Sabres game will air on Twitter as part of the NHL's out-of-market streaming deal with the social network.
After splitting a home-and-home with the Sabres earlier this month, Columbus can break the series tie and move ahead of Pittsburgh tonight at Nationwide.
Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was nominated for the Bill Masterton Trophy by the Columbus chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association Monday.
The first major team trophy in franchise history – not to mention home ice – is in reach for the Blue Jackets, but it won't be an easy road coming down the stretch.
