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Columbus Blue Jackets Top Five Games of 2017-2018

By Lansing Murphy

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 4: Timo Meier #28 of the San Jose Sharks tries to get the puck by Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Columbus Blue Jackets at SAP Center on March 4, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Scott Dinn/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 4: Timo Meier #28 of the San Jose Sharks tries to get the puck by Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Columbus Blue Jackets at SAP Center on March 4, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Scott Dinn/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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SAN JOSE, CA – MARCH 4: Timo Meier #28 of the San Jose Sharks tries to get the puck by Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Columbus Blue Jackets at SAP Center on March 4, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Scott Dinn/NHLI via Getty Images) /

The top five games the Columbus Blue Jackets played out of their 88 regular season and playoff games.

It would have been nice to be able to include a second round playoff game in this list but alas, the Columbus Blue Jackets season ended at 88 total games. There were still plenty of exciting and season altering games to look back upon in the 2017-2018 season.

#5: March 4th at San Jose

The Columbus Blue Jackets were in the thick of a wild card race after a dismal February. They were finishing up their annual California swing after dropping two disappointing games to Los Angeles and Anaheim, giving up leads in both.

The Jackets could have easily mailed in the third game in four nights and headed home to regroup. But Nick Foligno and Sonny Milano opened up the scoring in the first to give the Jackets a 2-0 lead heading into the second.

Artemi Panarin scored early in the second to make it a 3-0 lead. Then it appeared as though the demons of the previous two games were about to rise in the second period. San Jose scored with less than two minutes left in the second period and then again in the third to make it a one goal Jacket lead.

It would have been easy for the team to crumble, allow a third goal, and lose their third straight game after a long road trip. But Bob and the defense held off a late push and Panarin potted an empty net goal to secure a 4-2 win.

The Columbus Blue Jackets saved what could have been a disastrous road trip with the victory. The win also kickstarted the 10 game winning streak the team desperately needed to get into the playoffs.

Although it wasn’t as sexy as the other games in the top five, the San Jose win was crucial to the Jackets making the playoffs. Without the two points in the Bay Area, the California road trip would have been a complete disaster and who knows how March plays out for the Jackets.

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