COLUMBUS, Ohio — A week ago, the Columbus Blue Jackets decided to give starting goaltender Elvis Merzlikins a bit of a breather because they’d started to see signs of fatigue in his game.

Set to start Thursday ...

Elvis Merzlikins has an .887 save percentage, while Daniil Tarasov is all the way down at .857, and it makes you wonder how much Columbus could separate themselves from the playoff race in the ...