Jackets on Fire: 12-Game Streak, 5 in 8 Days

0:00It's March 22nd. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is NHL News today, AI-powered updates on your squad. The Columbus Blue Jackets are on its here this season. They wrapped up a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on March 21st, pushing their point streak to 12 games. That marked ties the third longest streak in franchise history and matches their all-time best for points at home. Since Coach Rick Bowne is stepped in during mid-January, the team has posted an 18-24 record. They're holding down third place in the metropolitan division with 37 wins, 21 losses, and 11 overtime losses for 85. Points, making them a real threat, come playoff time. The defense has been lights out, smashing a franchise record with 52 goals from the blue line after Damon Severson's tally in that latest win. Fans love how trade acquisition Mason Marchman has clicked on the top line, notching 12 goals and 21 points in just 27 games, since arriving from Seattle back in December.

1:01Now comes a brutal test with 5 games in 8 days. It starts tonight on the road against the New York Islanders at 7 p.m. Eastern, followed by the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Montreal Canadiens on Thursday at 7 p.m. They'll head home for San Jose on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Boston on Sunday at 5 p.m. If they keep this pace, the jackets could carry serious steam into the postseason stretch run.