The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Blue Jackets (26-20-7), who lost defenseman Dante Fabbro and top scorer Kirill Marchenko to upper-body injuries and had star defenseman Zach Werenski ...
A flurry of trades and a pile of injuries have opened up opportunities for players such as Sharks forward Will Smith and Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov to play more significant roles.