Charlie Coyle, Mathieu Olivier, Conor Garland & Rick Bowness | Blue Jackets 7, Avalanche 2 Postgame

The Blue Jackets snapped a two-game skid with a 7–2 win over the Colorado Avalanche at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday night. Charlie Coyle tied his career high with four points (2 G, 2 A). His line with Cole Sillinger and Mathieu Olivier put up nine points against Nathan MacKinnon’s top line. Cam Talbot made 27 saves.

Here’s the full postgame media availability:

Charlie Coyle on finally getting rewarded, the penalty kill and matching up against MacKinnon
Mathieu Olivier on the game plan against the MacKinnon line and setting up Jake Christiansen’s goal
Conor Garland on getting back on the scoresheet and what Ivan Provorov adds to this team
Rick Bowness: “It finally went in for us tonight”

Columbus is now 6-7-0 and hosts Dallas on Thursday.

00:00 Charlie Coyle: Over the hump
00:46 Coyle: Penalty kill sets the tone
01:24 Coyle: Taking on the MacKinnon line
02:10 Coyle: Garland and others on the board
03:11 Coyle: The identity line is back
04:14 Coyle: Feels like last year's hot stretch
04:56 Mathieu Olivier: Everything clicked
05:49 Olivier: Not forcing plays
06:15 Olivier: Matching up with elite talent
06:59 Olivier: Getting pucks to the net
07:36 Olivier: Setting up Christiansen's goal
08:49 Conor Garland: A full-team effort
09:27 Garland: Best stretch of his season?
10:04 Garland: The Provorov effect
10:39 Rick Bowness: "The puck went in"
11:21 Bowness: Coyle line shut down MacKinnon's
11:33 Bowness: Cam Talbot's timely saves
12:10 Bowness: Nichushkin and Garland break out
12:36 Bowness: How much they missed Provorov
13:25 Bowness: "We needed some breaks"
13:50 Bowness: Christiansen has come a long way

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