Columbus Blue Jackets Earn 7th-Straight Win

This Columbus Blue Jackets team is no longer just “a good story” about a hot start.

The Jackets won their seventh-straight game on Tuesday, defeating the Oilers 3-1 at Edmonton.

Edmonton jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period, but Columbus shut the Oilers down the rest of the night, thanks to ridiculous goaltending like this from Sergei Bobrovsky:

is this guy human pic.twitter.com/rG59BuEbRF

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) December 14, 2016

Sam Gagner (12) tied things up at the 7:59 mark of the second period, assisted by Alexander Wennberg and Zach Werenski.

it just *had* to be Sam. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/KXRigkGnoO

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) December 14, 2016

Gagner came through again at the 7:10 mark of the third, setting up Cam Atkinson (11) for a power play goal to take the lead.

that #CBJ power play ????? pic.twitter.com/6rK7mSGNAK

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) December 14, 2016

Wennberg also assisted on the goal and leads the team in that category with 18 on the season.

Less than 90 seconds later, Matt Calvert (3) put the nail in the coffin off an assist from Josh Anderson.

third period best period #CBJ pic.twitter.com/Ks5Mis0mMC

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) December 14, 2016

11 more minutes of lights out defense and just like that: the Blue Jackets are 18-5-4 on the season.

It’s been time for people to start paying attention to this team for the past two months, but this type of dominance is getting ridiculous.

Fun fact:

#CBJ have outscored opponents 27-10 over 7-game win streak and 33-14 over 9-game point streak (8-0-1).

— CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) December 14, 2016

Facts are fun:

The @BlueJacketsNHL have won seven straight games and have earned points in 14 of their past 15 contests (12-1-2). pic.twitter.com/6sXuvzU42g

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 14, 2016

The truth is a beautiful thing.

@BlueJacketsNHL Yo pic.twitter.com/25yf6ZMiLh

— Matt Medley (@MedleyHoops) December 14, 2016

The Blue Jackets are back in action on Friday night at Calgary.