Takeaways from Blue Jackets' win over Blackhawks: Losing gets old, winning doesn't; Bemstrom, Marchenk shine; Chicago-Columbus ties
and a bunch of young players forced into key roles sunk those hopes, but there’s a lot of hockey left and plenty of room for character wins like this one.It’s a small sample size, buthave made impressive strides on the whole this season for the Blue Jackets — especially when including their domination of the American Hockey League during stints with the Cleveland Monsters.
That’s what was most exciting about watching Bemstrom and Marchenko excel. It was"only" the Blackhawks, yes, but they helped the Jackets' top two lines dominate puck possession.since being recalled from Cleveland while playing opposite Gaudreau on the first power-play unit. Marchenko had a goal on two shots, four attempts and one takeaway in 13:41, scoring his fifth goal in 12 games since being recalled. Bemstrom had a goal and game-highs with six shots and 11 attempts in 13:55. It was his best NHL performance since logging hisIf both can trend upward over a longer stretch, it could help the Blue Jackets gain needed morale for the remaining 45 games.
“It’s never lack of effort,” Larsen said. “Peeker tries. He tries hard. He works, competes in practice, he blocks shots, he does all those intangibles you want. It’s with the puck. It’s stuff with the puck and making some better decisions that are right in front of him.”
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