A few patrons booed the U.S. national anthem. The tone was set. The Vancouver Canucks took the best shot the upstarts from America's Midwest could muster and then sent the Jackets on their way with a 4-3 loss. Brendan Morrison had four assists, Andrew Cassels two. Mattias Ohlund scored a shorthanded goal and Todd Bertuzzi scored on a power play.
Nobody boos anthems there.
The Jackets had spurts of brilliance against the Canucks. Bruce Gardiner scored his first goal in 32 games. Chris Nielsen scored the first goal of his NHL career. Jamie Heward continued to be effective with the man advantage by scoring his fourth power-play goal of the season. Serge Aubin picked up two assists.