Elvis Merzlikins finally lost a game, the Blue Jackets couldn't beat Igor Shesterkin, and the third pairing of Gabriel Carlsson and Scott Harrington struggled mightily.
Max Domi is already back from a rib fracture and will rejoin the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday night as they face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Over Elvis Merzlikins' first four games, he's been nothing short of the best goaltender in the NHL. With him in the net, the Blue Jackets can beat anyone.
After relative consistency in the first five games of the season, head coach Brad Larsen is giving the Columbus Blue Jackets a different look for Monday's game against Dallas.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have never won their first four home games to start a season, but a Saturday night victory over the Carolina Hurricanes would change that.
