Take #44 Blue Jackets over Canadiens
(NHL) Montreal vs. Columbus,
Money Line: -131.00 Columbus (Home)
Result: Loss
Playing some of their best hockey of the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets will try to keep rolling when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. After a nightmarish 1-9-4 stretch threatened to essentially end the Blue Jackets' season before it started, Columbus has rebounded in strong fashion. The Jackets have followed up that 14-game slide with a 3-1-0 record in their last four games. Monday's 5-2 victory over the Boston Bruins saw the Jackets tally 40 shots (their third-highest total of the season), and build a 4-0 lead before Boston even got on the scoreboard in the third period. Though the Bruins entered Monday's game tied for the NHL lead in points, Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent didn't consider the result an upset. We will roll with the Jackets here to keep up thier winning ways as we think they have turned the corner and will get another win here.