Blue Jackets Can't Find A Way To Beat Boston, Playoff Hopes Still Alive However
The Blue Jackets' record is now 40-29-12 with 92 points. They're currently sitting two points behind Philadelphia for third, and one point behind Washington for fourth in the Metro.
Mason Marchment (19) and Adam Fantilli (24) scored the only goals in a 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Sunday night. Jet Greaves made 19 saves in the loss. The Columbus Blue J ackets' Stanley Cup Playoff hopes are officially on life support.
For the second year in a row, the CBJ will go down to the wire and will most likely be eliminated. It's not officially over, but it's close. The Philadelphia Flyers now need to lose both of their remaining games, and the Jackets need to beat the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night to clinch a playoff berth.
The Flyers play back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens. Last season, in a game that the CBJ needed the Habs to lose, the Hurricanes played a mostly AHL lineup and got beat by Montreal, to knock the Blue Jackets out of contention. In a strange bit of irony, it will again be up to the Carolina Hurricanes to help the Blue Jackets out by beating the Flyers, to give Columbus one last sliver of hope come Tuesday night.
Quotes Rick Bowness - "We're all very, very disappointed in how it went tonight. We are. The guys are heartbroken.
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