Meredith Gaudreau honored her late husband Johnny Gaudreau with the Columbus Blue Jackets before their game on Saturday, March 1. Blue Jackets' Captain Boone Jenner exclusively tells PEOPLE what inspired the special tribute to the late hockey star.

When Boone Jenner went down to a shoulder injury before the season started, people who follow the CBJ all shouted, "Here we go again!" Jenner had surgery to fix a torn up shoulder caused by losing an edge and slamming into the boards in training camp.

After losing yet another player to injury, the Blue Jackets discovered unexpected chemistry in a makeshift top line.

Kent Johnson(20), and Kirill Marchenko(24) scored the goals for Columbus, while Daniil Tarasov stopped 29 of 31 Wings shots in the win. It was Daniil Tarasov’s first start since Jan 31.