The Columbus Blue Jackets are well on their way to shattering their previous franchise mark of points in a season.

The club has jumped out to a stellar 75 points in 54 games on the back of an incredible 16-game winning streak that stretched from November through into January.

The team is on pace to collect 113 points, and, even if they don't fire completely at the same clip, they should have no problem besting the franchise-record of 93 points, reached during the 2013-14 season. That is to say, they should achieve this as long as something doesn't happen to Sergei Bobrovsky.

As of Sunday, Bobrovsky has started 44 of the team's 54 games. He's been a work horse and is responsible for 30 of the team's 35 wins this season.

He's performing at a pace similar to his Vezina Trophy winning season during the 2012-13 campaign, but if for any reason he is forced to miss some time, the Blue Jackets could be in trouble with their sudden lack of a capable backup.

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The club was fine just a month ago, until after one questionable start by then-backup Curtis McElhinney, saw the club place the veteran netminder on waivers.

In a desperate situation of their own, the Toronto Maple Leafs pounced on the opportunity, picking up the 33-year-old.

The move left the Blue Jackets with Joonas Korpisalo and Anton Forsberg, two young goaltenders who - despite combining for three wins (all by Korpisalo) in five starts - have put up miserable numbers.

Here's how all the goaltenders who have suited up for the Blue Jackets this season have fared:

To recall, the Blue Jackets waived McElhinney after he gave up five goals in a game against the New York Rangers on Jan. 7. The game was - and remains - the only game this season where he has conceded more than three goals.

To that point, McElhinney has now gone 2-2-0 with a .935 save percentage and a 2.11 goals-against average with the Maple Leafs.

Back to Bobrovsky. He is now on pace to start 66 games this season - which would surpass his previous career-high of 58, which he hit back in 2014.

On seven occasions Bobrovsky has started on back-to-back nights. Bobrovsky has won over 68 percent of the games he has played this season, while backups have just a 50 percent success rate.

The Blue Jackets have gone 8-9-1 in the 18 games since their 16-game winning streak was snapped. The team has scored 50 goals in that span and given up 59 against, meaning the offense isn't quite firing on the same cylinders it was earlier in the year.

Getting over anxious about McElhinney appears to have been a mistake by the club. In turn, the Blue Jackets should make it their top priority to acquire a capable backup, because as it stands now it appears Bobrovsky could be the key to a successful playoff run.

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