The Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ) defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Mathieu Olivier and Cole Sillinger scored for CBJ in the second period, with Sillinger scoring his 12th goal of the season. Alex Nylander scored twice in the second period, and Cole Sillinger added an empty-net goal in the third period. Kirill Marchenko also scored for CBJ. Damon Severson and Cole Sillinger provided assists during the game.
Sillinger scores his 13th goal of the season on an empty net with 1:33 left in the 3rd period to give #CBJ a 4-1 lead. Assists to Texier and Marchenko.
4-1 #CBJ ... empty-net goal for Sillinger, his 13th goal of the season, three shy of his career-high from his rookie season.
π¨ #CBJ goal: Cole Sillinger Finally, they get it right. Texier and Marchenko hunt down pucks and finally Tex feeds Sillinger for the empty-net tap-in. Jackets up 4-1 with 1:33 to go.
#CBJ completes a very good and very crucial PK with the Avs gathering momentum in the third. Still 3-1.
Avs get on the board 4:39 into the third period. Tarasov gets a piece of Chris Wagner's netfront deflection with the pad but it keeps going and trickles over the line. #CBJ up 3-1
#CBJ called for too many men on the ice. #Avs to the power play at 1:33 of the third, with #CBJ leading 3-0.
#CBJ lead 3-0 after two periods.
Nylander again, his second of the game and 10th on the season. Backhand roofer off a rebounded Bean shot. It's #CBJ 3-0 at 18:01 of the second.
GOAL JACKETS! Nylander does it again, he makes it 3-0 #CBJ!
#CBJ lead 3-0 as Nylander scores his second goal of the game and 10th of the season with 1:57 left in the second period. Assists to Bean and Gudbranson.
That man again ... Nylander makes it 3-0 with a beautiful backhand off a scramble in front of the Avalanche net with 1:57 left 2nd. #CBJ with a three-goal lead. Nylander's 10th goal of the season in just his 17th game with the Blue Jackets. Bean/Gudbranson assists.
π¨ #CBJ goal: Alex Nylander His third multigoal game as a Blue Jacket! Just an all-around good shift for the top line, then Jake Bean puts the puck on net and Nylander digs it out and fires a backhand over Annunen CBJ up 3-0 late second.
Most goals in first 17 games as a #CBJ player per @Stathead 9: Alex Nylander, this very moment 9: Kirill Marchenko, 2022-23
Nylander hadn't scored a goal in his past five games and missed two games last week. He was "slumping" ... but no more. That was his ninth goal of the season in just his 17th game for the #CBJ
#CBJ Nylander with his ninth goal since joining the Blue Jackets. Wrister off the rush from above the right dot for a 2-0 Columbus lead. 2-0 at 14:12 of the second.
GOAL JACKETS! Nylander goes top shelf, 2-0 #CBJ!
Nylander scores his 9th goal of the season with 5:48 left in the second period to give #CBJ a 2-0 lead. Assists to Voronkov and Provorov.
π¨ #CBJ goal: Alex Nylander There he is again! It had been a few games. Nylander is found open with plenty of time and space in the right circle entering the zone and just rips one past the glove of Annunen. Jackets up 2-0 with 5:48 left in the second.
Marchy on the board! Kirill Marchenkoβs 20th of the year makes it 1-0 #CBJ https://t.co/lLbfEZPcyV
Kirill Marchenko joins Pierre-Luc Dubois as the only #CBJ players to have back-to-back 20-goal seasons to start their NHL careers.
#CBJ take a 1-0 lead off the rush. Marchenko keeps going hard to the net, Gudbranson pushes it ahead, and Marchenko steers it home. That's back-to-back 20-goal seasons for Marchenko. 1-0 at 9:35 of the second.
#CBJ strike first as Marchenko scores his 20th goal of the season with 10:25 left in the second period. Assists to Gudbranson and Gaudreau.
1-0 #CBJ ... Marchenko off a nice feed from Gudbranson from the RW to cap a rush with 10:25 left in the 2nd. Believe that's the sixth straight 1-0 lead the Blue Jackets have had. They only have one win in the first five. Gaudreau with the second assist.
GOAL JACKETS! Marchenko gets the Jackets on the board, #CBJ lead 1-0!
π¨ #CBJ goal: Kirill Marchenko A sublime tip from Marchy starts the scoring, as he's crashing the net and perfectly tips a pass from Erik Gudbranson through the legs of Annunen. Jackets up 1-0 with 10:25 left in the second.
#CBJ to the power play at 3:28 of the second. #Avs Wagner off for tripping.
Now #CBJ Werenski goes off for tripping. 5-on-5 play for the next :44 seconds, the Avs to the power play.
#CBJ on the power play at 16:28 of the first. Avs Girard hooks Marchenko.
#CBJ Gaudreau stuffed on a breakaway by Nedeljkovic w 1:40 remaining in OT. Right pad.
Overtime in Columbus. #CBJ battles with with two third period goals to tie things at 3. #CBJ up 72-61 in shot attempts and 36-31 in shots on goal. They've played well tonight.
GOAL JACKETS! Werenski ties it, weβre 3-3! #CBJ
#CBJ ties it on a nice play from D-man Zach Werenski with 8:13 left to play.
π¨ #CBJ goal: Zach Werenski Off the mat! Jackets have tied it 3-3 with 8:13 to go as Werenski gets the chili goal. Alex Nylander wins a puck battle along the wall, Werenski takes it, dekes around Jack St. Ivany and beats Nedeljkovic to the post.
#CBJ fight the puck all the way up the ice, but eventually Werenski gathers in the left circle and beats Nedeljkovic. tie game. 3-3 at 11:47 of the third.
Marchenko has been buzzing all night. Good for him notching goal No. 19 on the season. #CBJ
#CBJ within one, 3-2, as Marchenko scores his 19th goal of the season with 10:52 left in the third period. Assists to Severson and Werenski.
π¨ #CBJ goal: Kirill Marchenko Just nine seconds after the Pens' goal, Marchenko dances around Kris Letang and rips a wrister that gets by the glove of Nedeljkovic. Sweet goal. 3-2 Pens with 10:52 to go.
#LetsGoPens throw the puck and a lot bodies at #CBJ Elvis Merzlikins only 1:14 into the third period. Call on the ice was "no goal," but review is underway now,
Do the Pens have a third goal? Puck was loose in the crease as Merzlikins was scrambling. He flopped back onto it to cover, but did the puck cross the line? We'll have a review. #CBJ
#CBJ trail 2-1 after 40 minutes of play. Blue Jackets lead shots, 25-20.
#CBJ to the power play at 14:10 of the second. #LetsGoPens Crosby to the box for tripping.
There was a lot of open ice and a lot of chances in the first period. Both coaches must not have been happy because the second is much more buttoned up. #CBJ still up 1-0
#CBJ get a 2-on-1 ... Gaudreau fires high, or perhaps Nedeljkovic got a piece. Still 1-0 #CBJ, approaching the midpoint of the second.
#CBJ lead 1-0 after the first period. Also lead shots, 13-11.
#CBJ up 1-0 after one period on the Olivier goal. Shots on goal are 13-11, Jackets. An energetic period from both teams and the Nationwide Arena crowd.
#CBJ lead 1-0 after one period. Good pace.
#CBJ strike first as Olivier scores his 5th goal of the season shorthanded 7:13 into the first period. Assist to Sillinger.
Definitely contact between #CBJ Sillinger and #LetsGoPens Nedeljkovic, but appeared the Pens goalie leaned into Sillinger more than anything. 1-0 .... sixth straight game #CBJ have scored first.
Goal counts. #CBJ 1-0.
Pens are challenging, in fact. Wes McCauley's mic didn't work too well, but I'm guessing he was saying the Pens want goalie interference. Sillinger's momentum took him into Nedeljkovic a bit... If the goal stands, #CBJ up 1-0 at 7:47 of the first.
#CBJ pounce on a terrible turnover by Letting, sending Olivier and Sillinger on an odd-man rush. Sillinger's shot sails wide, but Nedeljkovic out of the net when Olivier gathers and buries. 1-0 at 7:47 of the first. Hold, please. Pens are challenging for goalie interference.
GOAL JACKETS! Olivier gets a shorty, Jackets up 1-0! #CBJ
π¨ #CBJ goal: Mathieu Olivier Make it two goals in two games for big No. 24. It's a shorthanded goal, as Cole SIllinger is denied on the rush but Nedeljkovic lost his net and Olivier gathered the rebound to score. Pens may challenge for goalie interference.
π¨ #CBJ goal/: Mathieu Olivier Make it two goals in two games for big No. 24. It's a shorthanded goal, as Cole SIllinger is denied on the rush but Nedeljkovic lost his net and Olivier gathered the rebound to score. Pens may challenge for goalie interference.
#CBJ Cole Sillinger with his 12th of the year, first in 12 games. On the rush, a back-and-forth pass with Texier, then a SIllinger one-timer. 2-1 #CBJ at 13:11 of the second.
Cole Sillinger scores his 12th of the campaign on the feed from Alexandre Texier off the rush to give #CBJ a 2-1 lead with 6:49 left in the 2nd.
That's Sillinger's 12th goal of the season, ending a 12-game dry spell for the young centerman. He's been really good tonight after getting Texier back on his left wing. #CBJ
π¨ #CBJ goal: Cole Sillinger The Jackets are back on top as they convert a 3-on-1. Sillinger came up the right wing, fed Texier in the middle, then one-timed the return pass past Nedeljkovic. Jackets up 2-1 with 6:49 left in the second.
Sillinger -> Texier -> Sillinger -> Back of the net. It's 2-1 #CBJ with 6:49 left 2nd in Pittsburgh.
#CBJ Severson goes off for slashing at 9:35. #LetsGoPens to the power play.
Severson off to the box, giving #LetsGoPens a PP with 10:25 left 2nd and #CBJ leading 1-0. Slashing was the call.
Severson and Sillinger with the assists on Olivier's goal. 1-0 #CBJ early 2nd over #LetsGoPens
#CBJ strike 1st as Mathieu Olivier bats the puck into the net for a 1-0 lead 5:20 into the 2nd for his 4th goal of the season. Went to review for a high stick but deemed a good goal. Damon Severson and Cole Sillinger pick up the assists on the goal.
Goal stands ... Olivier gives the #CBJ a 1-0 lead at 5:20 of the 2nd with his fourth goal of the season.
π¨ #CBJ goal: Mathieu Olivier It's a good goal! Right as a CBJ power play expires, Damon Severson holds the puck and finds Olivier in front, who jams his own rebound past Nedeljkovic. No high stick. Jackets up 1-0 with 14:40 left in the second.
#CBJ have led in all five games on this trip. Severson centers the puck to a net-front Olivier, who whacks his own rebound back into the net. Hold, please. This is being reviewed for a highstick.
A couple seconds after Poulin gets out of the box, the #CBJ take a 1-0 lead on a bang-bang play at the net ... Olivier tips it home out of mid-air. We may have another Jackets "goal" overturned by a high stick.
#CBJ getting a power play now at 3:15 of the second. #LetsGoPens Poulin for tripping Werenski.