Ilya Sorokin records career-high seventh shutout and earns sixth Iron Man mask against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night

The Blue Jackets, who trailed the Isles by nine points Feb. 28, entered Sunday on a 12-game points streak (8-0-4) to move into a playoff position.

Days before opening UBS Arena, operations SVP Michael Sciortino still had a few things to handle. For instance, the trash cans—or “waste receptacles,” as he called them. Particularly the ones in the parking lots. How many should there be? Where ...