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Columbus Blue Jackets March and April 2019 Schedule Breakdown

By Lansing Murphy

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 23: Riley Nash #20 of the Boston Bruins skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round in the 2018 Stanley Cup Play-offs at the Air Canada Centre on April 23, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Bruins 3-1.(Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Riley Nash
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 23: Riley Nash #20 of the Boston Bruins skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round in the 2018 Stanley Cup Play-offs at the Air Canada Centre on April 23, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Bruins 3-1.(Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Riley Nash /
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COLUMBUS, OH – DECEMBER 12: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers skates the puck around Alexander Wennberg #10 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period of a game on December 12, 2017 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images) /

March is a packed month with four back-to-backs for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Well this is it. The final five weeks of the season bring plenty of obstacles and challenges for the Columbus Blue Jackets. March is the toughest month on the calendar for the Jackets and it will be pressure packed.

Even if the team trades away stars Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky at the deadline, the team will look to rally and push towards the playoffs despite the losses. But the Jackets are going to need to have some points bank rolled as they head into this challenging five week stretch.

It starts with a matinee against the best player in the league. Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers will head to Columbus for their annual pilgrimage to the heartland.

The next day, the Western Conference favorites come into NWA. Jack Roslovic and the Winnipeg Jets on the back end of a back-to-back might be the toughest home game the Jackets play all year.

After these games the Jackets are rewarded with a mini road trip to New Jersey followed by Pittsburgh. The two Metro teams are sure to be in the thick of a playoff race at this time so these games will be massive.

As will be the final game of the week against the Pittsburgh Penguins. No that isn’t your eyes playing tricks on you. The Jackets have to play the Pens twice in two days to wrap up a tough first week of March.

Week One Prediction: 1-2-2

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