Preview: Jackets finding ways to string together wins

GAME 6: BLUE JACKETS (4-1-0) AT JETS (3-2-0)
BELL MTS PLACE, 8 P.M., TUESDAY
TV: FOX SPORTS OHIO/FOX SPORTS GO
RADIO: 97.1 FM & BLUEJACKETS.COM
WINNIPEG, MB - The Blue Jackets have won three games in a row, tied the franchise record for points in the first five games of a season (8) and hope to make it four straight Tuesday night against the Winnipeg Jets.
Still, the Jackets are searching for a few things.

They're searching for consistency in their overall play. They're searching for more shots whenever they get a power play. They're searching for another win, of course, but they're also looking for a victory that doesn't require a fevered effort in the third period or overtime.
"It's great that we found [ways] to come back and win, but we need to figure out the first two periods," said Cam Atkinson, the right wing on the top line. "Teams are going to start realizing that, and they're not going to give us a chance to crawl back in the game like that.
The good news is the fact they've won those games, despite the things they're lacking. Every point matters in the Metropolitan Division, where three teams eclipsed the 100-point mark last season - including Columbus.
"One thing we're doing is just finding a way to win," Jackets defenseman Ryan Murray said after practice Monday in Minnesota. "If you can find a way to win in the games that you probably shouldn't, then at the end of the year, all those extra points are huge. So, we just want to string together wins."

SERIES RECORD
2017-18 Season: (0-0-0). The teams play once more this season, Oct. 27 in Columbus.
All-time: 11-11-0; 6-5-0 at Bell MTS Place
"BY THE NUMBERS"
EYES ON: THE JETS
Winnipeg has also won three straight games, after losing their first two to start the season.
The Jets are going through some injury issues, and the latest is a big one. Mathieu Perreault, the left wing on the second line, was placed on injured reserve (IR) Monday and could miss up to four weeks. Forward Kyle Connor was recalled Monday from the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League, and skated in Perreault's spot during practice.
Winnipeg will also be without three other regulars, including defenseman Dmitry Kulikov and center Adam Lowry.
It's not quite as bad as the Minnesota Wild, who had five key forwards out with injuries on Saturday against the Jackets, but the Jets do have significant injury losses.
They've also got Nikolaj Ehlers, who was named the NHL's First Star of the Week for compiling seven points (five goals, two assists) in three games last week. Ehlers, Patrik Laine, Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien are all offensive threats for Winnipeg, which will start Mason.
"They've got some really good offensive forwards, and you've got Byfuglien on the point, big shot, so they've got some dangerous players out there," Murray said. "Like every other night, we want to prepare the right way and be ready to play."
FUN FACT
Winnipeg has 11 opponents on its schedule in October, and those teams had a combined record of 543-300-106 last season, including the Jackets (50-24-8). The teams the Jets have played thus far have a record of 12-6-1 this season.

QUOTABLES
"We're going to have our off nights, or nights where we're not perfect or not our best, and if we can find a way to win those, then we will find a way to win the ones where we are on and playing great. That's how you rack up all the points." - Jackets defenseman Ryan Murray
"A lot of people say the playoffs are decided by Thanksgiving. A lot of teams are either in or out of it, and you want to make sure that when that comes around a few months into the season, you have a good start." -- Murray
"He's had some good looks. He's hit the post a couple times early in the year here. He's about the only one who has consistently shot the puck." - Tortorella on Panarin's famed one-timer
PROJECTED LINEUPS
BLUE JACKETS
Artemi Panarin - Alexander Wennberg - Cam Atkinson
Matt Calvert - Nick Foligno - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Sonny Milano - Brandon Dubinsky - Josh Anderson
Pierre-Luc Dubois - Lukas Sedlak - Markus Hannikainen/Dalpe
Zach Werenski - Seth Jones
Jack Johnson - David Savard
Ryan Murray - Scott Harrington/Markus Nutivaara
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Out:Zac Dalpe/Hannikainen, Gabriel Carlsson (undisclosed), Jordan Schroeder (conditioning assignment)
Injured reserve:Boone Jenner (middle body), Sam Vigneault (hand)
JETS
Nikolaj Ehlers - Mark Scheifele - Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor- Bryan Little - Patrik Laine
Shawn Matthias - Andrew Copp - Brandon Tanev
Marko Dano - Nicolas Petan - Joel Armia
Josh Morrissey- Jacob Trouba
Tobias Enstrom - Dustin Byfuglien
Tucker Poolman - Tyler Myers
Steve Mason
Connor Hellebuyck
Out:, Dmitry Kulikov (lower body), Ben Chiarot, Adam Lowry (upper body)
Injured reserve: Mathieu Perreault (lower body), Matt Hendricks (lower body)