COLUMBUS — The Canadiens will be looking to silence the cannon at Nationwide Arena and pick up their biggest two points of the season Thursday night when they play the Columbus Blue Jackets (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio). So hopefully we can limit that tonight.”Coming into the game, the Canadiens (41-28-8) hold the first wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of the Blue Jackets (42-30-4), who hold a game in hand. A Canadiens win and a Hurricanes loss would move the Canadiens into the first wild-card playoff spot and open up a four-point lead on the Blue Jackets. The Canadiens are 2-0 against the Blue Jackets this season, winning 4-1 in Columbus on Jan. 18 and 3-2 at the Bell Centre on Feb. 19. Artemi Panarin leads the Blue Jackets in scoring with 26-52-78 totals, followed by Cam Atkinson (39-27-66), Pierre-Luc Dubois (24-32-56), Josh Anderson (26-19-45) and Zach Werenski (11-32-43).

Source: National Post March 28, 2019 17:58 UTC