Decisions on Bread, Bob may steady Jackets

The Blue Jackets have gone from a contender for the Metropolitan Division title to a slippery spot on the playoff bubble. They carried a five-game losing streak into a game against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Tuesday night. They limbered up for it with another team meeting.

Neither game-changing forward Artemi Panarin nor franchise goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is willing to negotiate a contract extension, which is to say they want out of Columbus.

streak with a 6-3 on Tuesday night at the Colorado Avalanche.

Anderson’s 17th goal of the season broke a 3-3 tie at 10:29 of the third period, scoring with a closerange shot that snuck past Colorado goalie Philipp Grubauer — scoring what turned out to be the winning goal.

It was not without controversy, though. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar challenged the play for offsides, but a video review determined

Anderson tagged up at the blue line before the puck entered the Colorado zone.

Several angles of the play were shown on the giant video screen above the ice, which appeared to show Anderson’s left skate — which was in the zone before the puck — didn’t touch the blue line before the puck crossed in mid-air.

The Avalanche were penalized for delay of game and Wennberg scored his second goal of the season during the ensuing power play — his second goal of the season and first in 34 games.

Pierre-luc Dubois, who scored two goals,

added an empty-netter to seal it — giving the Blue Jackets their first win since Jan. 15 against the New Jersey Devils.

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cam Atkinson also scored for Columbus, while defenseman Dean Kukan had two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves.

Bjorkstrand and Dubois both scored for the Jackets in a fast-paced first period, taking leads of 1-0 and 2-1 with a pair of goals scored at the net.

Bjorkstrand struck 53 seconds into the game for his 10th goal of the season, scoring with a wraparound off a burst of speed, while Dubois poked one home at 13:02 off a rebound of Scott Harrington’s shot from the point — bowling over Grubauer.

The Avalanche forced Bobrovsky to make some difficult saves, not to mention defenseman Markus Nutivaara clearing a loose puck from the crease, tying it twice on goals by defensemen Erik Johnson and Nikita Zadorov.

Samual Girard put the Avalanche up 3-2 with 5:54 left in the third period and Atkinson tied it 3-3 on a breakaway goal with 18.9 seconds left, his 29th of the season.