FILE- In this Monday, April, 21, 2014, file photo, from left, Columbus Blue Jackets' Nikita Nikitin, of Russia, Boone Jenner, Ryan Johansen and Dalton Prout celebrate their goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period of a first-round NHL playoff hockey game in Columbus, Ohio. It was a season of firsts for the Blue Jackets in their 13th season. They won their first playoff games and pushed the mighty Penguins, who were heavy favorites in their first-round series, to six hard-fought games before finally losing out. Huge crowds followed the Blue Jackets down the stretch as they fought their way into the playoffs, and they played to capacity crowds in three games at Nationwide Arena during the playoffs.(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)