COLUMBUS, OH (AP) --  

      COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A raucous capacity crowd is expected to
energize the Columbus Blue Jackets in their first home playoff game
ever when they host the Detroit Red wings tomorrow night.
      Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock says it's the other way around,
and it's his team's job to energize the crowd that's expected to
top 19,000.
      The Red Wings hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round
Western Conference series.
      Detroit has won twice by playing well, but also by pouncing on
every mistake the less-experienced Blue Jackets have made.
      Half of the Wings' eight goals in the two games have gone in off
a Columbus player.

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