Blue Jackets hope to wake up enough beat the Golden Knights

The Columbus Blue Jackets host the Vegas Golden Knights at Nationwide Arena in their final home game of the month. Columbus enters the matchup sitting last in the Eastern Conference with only three wins in their first eight games, having managed just one victory in regulation. Meanwhile, the visiting Golden Knights have started strongly with an 8-4-0 record, placing them second in the Western Conference standings.

Writer Curtis Deem highlights several key areas the Blue Jackets must improve to compete, including fixing basic passing execution and ending a 0-for-20 power-play drought. Deem also calls for the team to display significantly more physical grit, emotion, and pride on home ice against an elite Vegas roster.