Yes, the Blue Jackets made franchise history on Sunday afternoon by clinching a playoff berth for the third time, and the first since 2014.
But what you may not know is an additional historical anecdote that came out of their 4-1 win at Prudential Center: they scored two penalty shot goals in the same game, which had only been done twice before in the NHL's 100-year existence.
Lukas Sedlak was hauled down early in the first period and awarded a penalty shot. He walked right down the center of the ice and snapped a quick shot past Cory Schneider on the stick side, giving Columbus a 1-0 lead.
Lukas Sedlak makes it look easy on his penalty shot goal, the first of two shorties for the Blue Jackets. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/uyAbgFOg8Z
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Then, in the second period, it got a little weird.
Josh Anderson was tripped by Dalton Prout as he drove to the net, and it was a fairly quick decision to give the Blue Jackets their second penalty shot of the afternoon. For context, the Blue Jackets have had multiple penalty shots in a game before -- it also happened Mar. 4, 2011 in Calgary.
On Anderson's play, he crashed into the net and was slow to get up, allowing John Tortorella to substitute him so athletic trainer Mike Vogt could examine his injury. Sam Gagner initially stepped on the ice, but because he wasn't part of the shift resulting in the penalty shot, he was not eligible to take it. Brandon Dubinsky hopped over the boards and beat Schneider with a shot very similar to Sedlak's, increasing the Blue Jackets' lead to 3-1 and providing valuable breathing room.
Brandon Dubinsky scores.
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Cory Schneider is mad. pic.twitter.com/wxVCTZ0efv
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