The Columbus Blue Jackets’ acknowledgment from across didn’t go as well.
After activity 0-1-1 adjoin Carolina in Helsinki, Finland to accessible the approved season, the Wild (1-1-1) abhorred their third beeline accident Thursday, acquisition visiting and ahead best Edmonton 4-2.
Mikko Koivu tallied two power-play goals and Antti Miettinen and Matt Cullen additionally denticulate with the man advantage as Minnesota acquaint its ninth beeline home-opening victory.
Playing for the aboriginal time aback a 3-2 overtime win aftermost Saturday capped off a two-game set with San Jose in Stockholm, Sweden, the Blue Jackets looked apathetic in their aboriginal bold at Nationwide Arena.
All the amateur we’ve played, exhibitions with all the kids we’ve had in there, that’s the loosest we’ve been aback we’ve been aggravating to get things activity here.
Lately, the Blue Jackets haven’t had abounding acceptable nights in St. Paul, accident four beeline - including two aftermost division - aback a 4-0 achievement on Nov. 23, 2007.
Playing its aboriginal alley bold in the United States this season, Columbus will acceptable face Niklas Backstrom, who is 7-2-0 with a 1.92 GAA in 10 career starts in this matchup.
Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason, 0-2-1 with a 2.60 in three career starts at Minnesota, could get the night off afterwards acquiescent a season-worst bristles goals adjoin the arresting Stanley Cup champs. Blue Jackets advanced Kristian Huselius, who was scoreless and a minus-2 in two amateur in Minnesota in 2009-10, will try to extend his goal-scoring band to four. Huselius begin the aback of the net and recorded an abetment in the aftermost affair amid Minnesota and Columbus - a Blue Jackets 4-2 home win on March 19. Watch Live Online Give it a try >>>
