The Columbus Blue Jackets faced a tough weekend with back-to-back shutouts against the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators, marking their second goal drought of the season. Despite solid performances from their goaltending duo, the lack of offensive production has severely hampered their playoff aspirations, leaving them trailing the wild-card spots by a sizable margin.

With only six games remaining in the regular season, the Jackets are in desperate need of a scoring resurgence. Coach Dean Evason acknowledged the team’s struggle to generate consistent offense, describing the situation as a tough conundrum to explain. After allowing two quick goals to Ottawa, goalie Daniil Tarasov was pulled in a bid to spark a comeback, but the offensive woes continued as Elvis Merzlikins could not secure goals from the Jackets’ players.