CHICAGO, Ill. – Going 0-for-5 on the power play, the Blue Jackets lost to the Blackhawks 1-0 on Sunday.
Corey Crawford made 28 saves and Andrew Shaw scored the lone goal for Chicago, which has gone a record 18 straight games to start the season without a loss in regulation and now sits at 15-0-and-3.
Columbus goaltender Steve Mason stopped 26 shots in a losing effort.
Dropping to 5-12-and-2 overall, Columbus has an NHL-low 12 points on the season.
They try to turn things around when they host the Stars tomorrow.
The team placed defenseman Jack Johnson on injured reserve after he suffered an upper body injury in Saturday night’s game at St. Louis.
Columbus recalled center Ryan Johansen from the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.