The Columbus Blue Jackets are 4-1-1 after losing their first two games, but they've been winning despite getting little offensive contribution from three key players. Coach John Tortorella has reunited center Brandon Dubinsky with Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson in hopes of finding the chemistry they exhibited for much of last season. He had them on a line together in the late stages of a 3-2 overtime win against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. "That's a forechecking line," Tortorella said. "For most of the minutes they've played together they haven't had the puck enough and that's their identity." Dubinsky has one assist; he had 17 goals and 31 assists for 48 points last season. Jenner is goalless with one assist after getting 49 points (30 goals) in 2015-16. Atkinson has five points (two goals, three assists) after a season in which he had NHL career highs in goals (27), assists (26) and points (53). "We're obviously familiar with each other so when one of us is down, we need to pick each other up," Atkinson said. "We're all capable of scoring goals." He's confident Dubinsky and Jenner will break out of their slumps. "It's not like they're not getting scoring chances," Atkinson said. "If that was the case I'd be a little worried." Said Jenner, "We're excited to get back together. We want to raise our level and be that effective line that we want to." Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who has played every minute of the Blue Jackets' first eight games, is expected to start.
