Daniil Tarasov made 46 saves and Alex Nylander scored a pair of goals to help the Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 at Nationwide Arena on Monday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| COL AVALANCHE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1st Period
The Avalanche dominated the first period, outshooting the Blue Jackets 11-7 and taking a 12-7 advantage in high-danger chances into the second period, per Natural Stat Trick.
2nd Period
Kirill Marchenko opened the scoring with his 20th goal of the season at 9:35 after deflecting Erik Gudbranson's centering pass off the rush through Justus Annunen's wickets. With the goal, Marchenko became the second player in franchise history to score 20 goals in each of his first two seasons with the club.
Out on the rush, and into the net!
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) April 2, 2024
Kirill Marchenko turns a 3-on-3 rush up the ice into a 1-0 lead for the @BlueJacketsNHL midway through the second period. With the tally, Marchenko has reached the 20-goal plateau in back-to-back seasons.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/xz4u3czofj
Alex Nylander doubled Columbus' lead with his ninth goal of the season at 14:12 with a right-circle wrist shot.
Top shelf, glove side!
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) April 2, 2024
Alex Nylander buries his ninth goal of the season to give the @BlueJacketsNHL a 2-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche in the second period at Nationwide Arena.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/MZzSmGyRkm
Nylander buried his 10th of the season at 18:03 with a top-shelf backhand shot from the left slot.
Twice as nice!
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) April 2, 2024
Alex Nylander scores his second goal of the period on a backhanded shot off of a deflection to give the @BlueJacketsNHL a 3-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/391RLG5FrM
The Blue Jackets led 3-0 after 40 minutes despite being outshot 28-21.
3rd Period
Chris Wagner put the Avalanche on the board at 4:39 when he deflected Sean Walker's left-point shot that trickled past Tarasov.
Colorado goal!
— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) April 2, 2024
Scored by Chris Wagner with 15:21 remaining in the 3rd period.
Assisted by Sean Walker and Artturi Lehkonen.
Columbus: 3
Colorado: 1#COLvsCBJ #CBJ #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/9xb4Uhtbta
The Avalanche pulled Annunen for an extra skater with three minutes left in regulation before Nathan MacKinnon hit the post with a left-circle slapshot at 17:43.
Cole Sillinger iced the game with his 13th goal of the ice when he scored on an empty net at 18:27.
With the 4-1 win, the Blue Jackets improved to 25-38-12.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: COL 47-25 CBJ
- Face-off %: COL 56-44 CBJ
- Power play: COL 0/4-0/2 CBJ
- Giveaways: COL 4-3 CBJ
- Takeaways: COL 1-6 CBJ
- Blocked shots: COL 20-13 CBJ
- Hits: COL 7-19 CBJ
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): COL 2.41-1.06 CBJ
- Shot Attempts (CF): COL 52-42 CBJ
- Shots on Goal (SF): COL 34-17 CBJ
- Scoring Chances (SCF): COL 21-13 CBJ
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): COL 11-6 CBJ
Injury Update
- Boone Jenner is out with an illness.
- Adam Boqvist is out with an upper-body injury sustained on Mar. 14 against the Ottawa Senators. There is no timetable for his return.
- Sean Kuraly is day-to-day with a lower-body injury sustained on Mar. 12 against the Montreal Canadiens.
- Yegor Chinakhov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury he suffered on Mar. 12 against the Canadiens.
- Elvis Merzlikins is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- Kent Johnson has been placed on injured reserve with a torn labrum in his left shoulder that will sideline him for the remainder of the season. He underwent successful surgery on Mar. 7 and is expected to make a full recovery in six months.
- Patrik Laine entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Jan. 28 and will be away from the team indefinitely.
- Adam Fantilli suffered a calf laceration on Jan. 28 and is expected to miss eight weeks.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets remain at home to host the New York Islanders on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club will finish its three-game home stand on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET against the Philadelphia Flyers on Bally Sports Ohio.
