Yegor Chinakhov's two-goal performance was overshadowed by Adam Fantilli's early exit due to injury and a three-goal first period by Seattle as the Kraken beat the Blue Jackets 4-1 at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| SEA KRAKEN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1st Period
Jordan Eberle opened the scoring at 12:40 on the power play when he deflected Oliver Bjorkstrand's shot past Daniil Tarasov from the slot.
Ebs w/ the finish pic.twitter.com/qDsJhwsK2t
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) January 29, 2024
Jared McCann doubled the Kraken lead at 16:04 with a left-circle wrist shot on a two-on-one rush thanks to a nice feed from Eberle.
that's Jared McCann, BABY! pic.twitter.com/V9C3rxQGam
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) January 29, 2024
Eberle scored his second power-play goal of the period at 17:58 after finishing a rebound with his backhand at the left doorstep.
so nice he did it twice pic.twitter.com/7uPlaGa7mQ
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) January 29, 2024
After 20 minutes the Kraken led 3-0 and had a 10-8 advantage in shots on goal.
2nd Period
No goals were scored in the second period, but it was a better frame for the Blue Jackets.
Entering the third period, Seattle led Columbus 3-0 on the scoreboard and 18-14 in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Kirill Marchenko had the Blue Jackets' best scoring chance of the game at 4:28 when he hit the post with a slap shot on the power play.
Yegor Chinakhov scored his 13th goal of the year to put the Jackets on the board at 7:12 with a short-side wrist shot from the left circle.
Yegor Chinakhov scores and the Blue Jackets are on the board in Seattle!
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) January 29, 2024
It's his 13th goal of the year, and the 10th in his last 21 games. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/IdRCdVj5kV
Tarasov made a great save on Eeli Tolvanen's backhand breakaway attempt from the blue paint at 7:34.
Chinakhov scored his second of the game at 15:58 after winning a board battle and skating into the slot where he fired a shot past Joey Daccord.
Chinny scores again!
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) January 29, 2024
Yegor Chinakhov has his second goal of the night and the Blue Jackets are still alive in Seattle!#CBJ pic.twitter.com/3FWyKwUV5P
Brandon Tanev iced the game at 19:47 with an empty-net goal from his own blue line.
With the loss, the Blue Jackets fell to 15-24-10.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 32-27 SEA
- Face-off %: CBJ 41-59 SEA
- Power play: CBJ 0/2-2/3 SEA
- Giveaways: CBJ 4-0 SEA
- Takeaways: CBJ 10-5 SEA
- Blocked shots: CBJ 20-9 SEA
- Hits: CBJ 15-12 SEA
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 1.25-2.36 SEA
- Shot Attempts (CF): CBJ 48-52 SEA
- Shots on Goal (SF): CBJ 27-24 SEA
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 18-20 SEA
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 5-8 SEA
Injury Update
- Patrik Laine entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program and will be away from the team indefinitely.
- Adam Boqvist was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 25 with an upper-body injury and is out through at least the all-star break.
- Adam Fantilli (lower-body) left the game in the second period and did not return.
Video of Fantilli tweaking his leg. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/quQPhKFmxy
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) January 29, 2024
Next Up
The Blue Jackets play their final game before the all-star break in St. Louis against the Blues on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio and NHL Network.
The club returns from the all-star break to host the Lightning on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
