The good times keep on rolling.
Zach Werenski had two goals and Kirill Marchenko had the game-winner in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena.
Columbus has a season-high five-game winning streak and is 9-2-1 in its last 12 games.
Werenski Ties Bourque
With his 14th goal to continue a 17-game home point streak, Zach Werenski tied Ray Bourque for the longest home point streak by a defenseman.
The unassisted breakaway goal at 10:21 tied the score 1-1.
Zach Werenski now leads all defensemen with 14 goals!
— NHL (@NHL) January 15, 2025
The USA have themselves stud on the blueline for the #4Nations Face-Off... pic.twitter.com/wLaQRpOWOR
Zach Werenski is having a season.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 15, 2025
Werenski, who will be representing the United States at #4Nations Face-Off, now leads all defensemen in goals in 2024-25 add joined a list with just 7 other blueliners in NHL history with another point at home. #NHLStats: https://t.co/Reb8bCoTbc pic.twitter.com/AMx3N4hy8K
Down a goal late, Werenski tied the score 2-2 for his 15th at 15:23 with Marchenko (30) continuing a five-game point streak (two goals, four assists) and Adam Fantilli (12) extending a career-best six-game point streak (three goals, four assists).
Zach Werenski scores again and becomes the fastest player in franchise history to reach 50 points in a season! #CBJ pic.twitter.com/SufeTYEaTK
— FanDuel Sports Network Columbus (@FanDuelSN_CBUS) January 15, 2025
Zach Werenski through 44 games:
— NHL (@NHL) January 15, 2025
-15 goals (#1 among D-men)
-50 points (T-1 among D-men)
-26:39 average time on ice per game (#1 among all skaters)
-Currently on a 17-game home point streak (T-7 longest in NHL history among D-men)
Norris? #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/IV042Ni2iV
Werenski was First Star of the Night with two goals and five shots on seven attempts in 31:28.
Zach Werenski's last ten games:
— Ed Francis (@BlueJacketStats) January 15, 2025
0 points: twice
1 point: twice
2+ points: six times
His second goal of the night is his 50th point of the season. He's on pace for 93 this season, which would easily surpass Artemi Panarin's franchise record of 87 in 2018-19. #CBJ
Werenski leads all defensemen with 15 goals and is tied with Cale Makar for the most points with 50.
Werenski is now just one away from tying Brian Leetch's streak, set one season earlier for the third-longest over the last 40 years. Paul Coffey, at 23 straight home games with a point, holds the record in that four-decade span. #CBJ https://t.co/2geXBTlHVI
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) January 15, 2025
Marchenko Does It Again
Marchenko won the game for the Blue Jackets with the winning shootout goal for the second time in exactly a week.
He did so last Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins and then ended the night for the Flyers with his effortless-looking goal past 6-foot-8 Ivan Fedotov.
KIRILL MARCHENKO FIRE-POKER MOVE AND THE JACKETS WIN IT pic.twitter.com/ZfGQvRv6TV
— NHL (@NHL) January 15, 2025
Marchenko was Third Star of the Night with the assist and shootout goal in 19:18. Kent Johnson scored the first shootout goal and is 3-for-3 in the shootout this season.
Tarasov Rebounds
It's been a rough go for Daniil Tarasov.
He entered play riding a six-game losing streak in the NHL and most recently spent time with the Cleveland Monsters on a conditioning assignment.
Splitting the weekend with a loss and a win in the AHL, Tarasov returned to the NHL and the crease on Tuesday for head coach Dean Evason, putting together his best game of the season.
Making 23 saves on 25 shots and putting together a perfect overtime and shootout, he helped shut the door for Columbus and garnered Second Star of the Night honors and his first win since Oct. 22 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Columbus is 8-2-0 with Denton Mateuchuk in the lineup. Fedotov made 26 saves on 28 shots.
The #CBJ have allowed two goals or less in three straight games.
— Ed Francis (@BlueJacketStats) January 15, 2025
The last time that happened for the Jackets: March 2021.
First Overall Pick Comes To Town
Columbus wraps up the quick two-game homestand as the Blue Jackets host the 2024 first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. ET.
