COLUMBUS – Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno will be back for Thursday night”s playoff opener against Washington after missing the final six games of the regular season with a lower-body injury.
Foligno gives the Blue Jackets some net-crashing presence and will be in and around the crease often.
“I honestly feel great,” Foligno said after centering Oliver Bjorkstrand and Josh Anderson in practice on what is now the deep Blue Jackets’ third line. “I’ve played this game long enough to know how you have to prepare during an injury to make sure you’re feeling good mentally and physically when you get back.”