Blue Jackets come together to beat Devils
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Following the Blue Jackets’ come-from-behind 5-3 win at Prudential Center, a game that included four fights, Devils coach Sheldon Keefe questioned the integrity of Blue Jackets forwards Dimitri Voronkov and Adam Fantilli, charging them with jumping two of his players who weren’t prepared to fight.
Dec. 4, 2018: Cam Atkinson scores his second hat trick of the season, but the Blue Jackets drop a wild 9-6 final vs. Calgary in Nationwide Arena. The highest-scoring game in CBJ history sees both teams change goalies, while Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan lead the Flames with matching 2-2-4 lines.
Dmitri Voronkov’s fight with Brenden Dillon at the 1:01 mark of the second period, a controversial, one-sided scrap in which New Jersey head coach Sheldon Keefe suggested that Voronkov didn’t allow for a fair bout with the veteran defenseman, who was playing in his 1,000th career NHL game, sparked a slugfest.