What a comeback for the Columbus Blue Jackets on the road.
Damon Severson and Jake Bean scored third-period goals to erase a two-goal deficit and Johnny Gaudreau scored the lone shootout goal to lift Columbus past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday at Wells Fargo Center.
Adam Fantilli, Jake Christiansen, Jack Roslovic, and Eric Gudbranson had the assists.
Daniil Tarasov made 39 saves.
The Blue Jackets improve to 3-13-1 when trailing after two periods this season and 1-5-0 on the road in that situation.
Fresh off being named an All-Star earlier in the evening, Travis Konecny scored twice to extend a six-game point streak (four goals, five assists).
Joel Farabee and Sean Couturier each had two assists. Farabee is on a three-game point streak (zero goals, five assists).
Samuel Ersson made 26 saves.
Columbus is 3-0-2 in their last five road games. The Flyers have lost four straight.
First Period
The Blue Jackets entered Thursday's tilt off a 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at Nationwide Arena, while the Flyers returned from a west coast trip looking to right the ship and end a recent three-game slide.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | F/SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 3 |
| PHI FLYERS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/3 | 2 |
Both teams traded power plays in which either team converted, but Konecny's 19th goal of the season at 17:12 broke the scoreless tie. Farabee and Couturier picked up the assists.
Another game, another goal for Travis Konecny. pic.twitter.com/XRjky64yNc
— NHL (@NHL) January 5, 2024
The Jackets killed three first-period penalties including a 5-on-3 to close out the opening period.
Second Period
The score remained 1-0 through two periods.
Columbus was 0-for-2 on two second-period power plays and had their second chance cut short after a tripping penalty to Damon Severson. Both teams would skate 4-on-4 to begin the third period.
The Flyers outshot Columbus 13-9 in the second period and 27-15 through 40 minutes.
Third Period
Konecny scored his second goal of the game at 4:29 with Farabee and Couturier each picking up their second assist of the game.
What a FILTHY move from Konecny pic.twitter.com/usE8EFoECu
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) January 5, 2024
Needing to respond, the Blue Jackets did just that 55 seconds later at 5:24 with Severson's fifth goal of the year. Fantilli and Christiansen assisted in the play.
Here's how the first one looked. Fantilli and Christiansen picked up the assists. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/FypgfFAPED
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) January 5, 2024
Looking for the equalizer, Bean scored his third of the year on a redirect at 10:20 with Roslovic and Gudbranson picking up the assists.
Bean from Roslovic and Gudbranson. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/1qW6YWpl2l
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) January 5, 2024
Philadelphia was 0-for-2 on their third-period power play opportunities.
A 2-2 game after three periods, we headed for overtime.
Overtime
There were no goals in the overtime as this one went to a shootout. It was Columbus' second shootout this season, having lost their only other one at Madison Square Garden, 4-3, against the New York Rangers on Nov. 14. It was the fifth for the Flyers, who came in 3-1.
Shootout
Gaudreau's lone shootout goal was the difference as the Blue Jackets won 3-2.
How ya like that, Philly? pic.twitter.com/kmlCcOnhhL #CBJ
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) January 5, 2024
Thats the first #CBJ shootout win since Jan. 7 of last year. Only their second shootout in that span, to be fair.
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) January 5, 2024
Fantilli played a career-high 20:18 and won a team-high 8-of-14 face-offs.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 28-41 PHI
- Face-off %: CBJ 44.3-55.7 PHI
- Power play: CBJ 0/5-0/4 PHI
- Giveaways: CBJ 10-3 PHI
- Takeaways: CBJ 4-5 PHI
- Blocked shots: CBJ 15-22 PHI
- Hits: CBJ 15-20 PHI
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 1.42-1.29 PHI
- Shot Attempts (CF): CBJ 42-51 PHI
- Shots on Goal (SF): CBJ 19-26 PHI
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 14-17 PHI
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 6-5 PHI
Injury Update
Zach Werenski was placed on IR with an ankle injury suffered on Dec. 27 and is out 4-6 weeks. Sean Kuraly was placed on IR retroactive to Dec. 23 and is expected to miss at least two weeks with an abdominal injury. Nick Blankenburg was placed on IR retroactive to Dec. 19 with an upper-body injury. He's listed as day-to-day. Patrik Laine is expected to miss six weeks with a clavicle fracture suffered on Dec. 15 and is on IR retroactive to Dec. 14. Boone Jenner is on IR and is expected to miss six weeks with a broken jaw he suffered on Dec. 8. Adam Boqvist is expected to miss four weeks with a shoulder strain and is on IR retroactive to Dec. 5.
Jenner was elected an All-Star Game for the first time in his 11-year career. We'll see if he's able to play as he recovers from a broken jaw.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets return home to face the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, Jan. 6, at Nationwide Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
They'll hit the road to face the Winnipeg Jets at Center Life Centre on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
