Streaking Blue Jackets peaking at right time

The Columbus Blue Jackets picked the perfect time to get hot.

Notching their eighth straight victory Monday, the streaking Blue Jackets moved up to 85 points on the season following a come from behind win over the Boston Bruins.

Forward Cam Atkinson sealed the victory, tallying his fourth goal in his past three outings, showing shades of the winger who potted 35 a year ago.

Call it a turnaround month for the Blue Jackets, who fell to 32-28-5 following a 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks, a pedestrian showing that saw the team sitting fifth in the Metropolitan Division clinging to the final wild-card spot by virtue of a tiebreaker.

But if there is one thing the Blue Jackets are familiar with, it's win streaks. After all, just last season Columbus rifled off a franchise-record 16 straight victories.

There is also something to be said for entering the postseason on a high note, a big change in fortune from less than three weeks ago when it appeared the possibility of the playoffs was slipping away.

A win over the Bruins on Monday bumped the Blue Jackets to the top wild-card spot and just two points back of the second seed in the Metropolitan.

Just how long can the streak go? We'll know soon enough, as the Blue Jackets return to the ice Tuesday against the New York Rangers when they will try for their ninth straight win.