The Columbus Blue Jackets played their best 60 minutes of the postseason, however fell well short of defeating the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday in front of a sold-out Nationwide Arena in game three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
Coming into to Tuesday’s heavyweight goaltending battle, Boston’s Tim Thomas had a league leading 2.08 goals against average, and Columbus’ Steve Mason had the second best with a 2.24 average. But home ice and a little help from the defense gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a 2-0 victory over the Boston Bruins who remain the Eastern Conference’s top team.
Rarely would the words "disappointed" and "unsatisfied" be used to describe a win for any team, especially the Columbus Blue Jackets. But in a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night, those words were used all too often.
The Columbus Blue Jackets went into Monday’s tilt with the Dallas Stars in uncharted waters for the franchise; a chance to climb into a spot among the elite teams in the Western Conference. What they found was another middleweight fighting to become a heavyweight.
