Jackets take fifth straight, but Jones departs with injury

That winning streak the Blue Jackets desperately needed arrived at the most opportune time, and better yet, continues to grow.

The Jackets’ fifth consecutive triumph on Tuesday night, a 5-2 defeat of the same Canadiens that snapped their season-best six-game stretch on Nov. 27 in Montreal, ended with some cause for concern, however.

Defenseman Seth Jones, who scored on a power play in the first period and has potted the winning goal each of the past three games, left after the second period after aggravating an upper-body injury and didn’t return. There was no update given after the game on the severity of his injury.

It was otherwise a joyous night for the Jackets, who swept their four-game homestand and stepped over the idle New Jersey