Blue Jackets won't rest players ahead of playoffs

No rest for the weary.

Despite the team already punching its playoff ticket, the Columbus Blue Jackets won't use the remainder of the regular season to rest some key players ahead of the postseason.

"We're going to play. We're playing and we're trying to win every game," coach John Tortorella told Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

The Blue Jackets clinched a playoff berth earlier this month, but are still jockeying for position in the Metropolitan Division.

Columbus has collected 100 points through 72 games, and sits one point back of the Pittsburgh Penguins and two behind the Washington Capitals within their division.

The Blue Jackets have twice qualified for the postseason in franchise history, last making the playoffs in 2014.