Bowness Misses Second Straight Game With Health Issue

Columbus Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness, 71, missed his second straight game against the Philadelphia Flyers because of an undisclosed health issue. General manager Don Waddell said Bowness was doing OK and considered day-to-day while doctors evaluate him, with further testing planned for Monday. Assistant coach Don Granato again led the bench in Bowness’s absence. Bowness was not expected to travel with the team at the start of its upcoming four-game road trip, though he could join later if cleared. The absence comes as Columbus looks to end a three-game losing streak.