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Streaks: snapped.
The Columbus Blue Jackets ended a six-game losing streak Friday night with a dominant 6-2 victory over the free-falling Pittsburgh Penguins.
The win, which came in front of a sellout crowd, also gave the Blue Jackets their first regulation home win over the Pittsburgh Penguins since November, 29th, 2019 — nearly a half-decade.
Six different Jackets scored and fifteen (!) had at least a point in the win, with Zach Werenski, Dmitri Voronkov, and Sean Monahan picking up multiple points. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 21 of 23 shots on goal from the Penguins, who lost their third straight game.
Here's how the streak came to an end:
1st Period:
(2:20 — CBJ Goal): Zach Aston-Reese gets the scoring started just over two minutes in. The MVP of the play though could've been Kevin Labanc. He does some good work behind the boards and wraps it around to Jake Christiansen, who shoots it on net. That's where it's deflected by Aston-Reese, who gets credit for the goal.
Heres the ZAR goal at 2:20 of the first to give the #CBJ a 1-0 lead. pic.twitter.com/zni6U1vosJ
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) November 16, 2024
(8:39 — CBJ Goal): The Blue Jackets improving power play strikes again, this time just six seconds in with Werenski's fourth goal of the season. Simple stuff here: Monahan wins the faceoff as the Blue Jackets begin a power play, the first of four Blue Jackets to touch the puck in a five second span. Werenski rips it from just inside the blue line and it's 2-0 Columbus just like that.
Zach Werenski made it 2-0 on the power play heres that.
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) November 16, 2024
And heres this: the Pens just scored to cut the lead to 2-1; now 7:38 left in the first. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/7XRhSLRaHo
(11:51 — PIT Goal): Anthony Beauvillier cuts into the Blue Jackets lead with a goal in his third straight game. He bats the puck as it comes back to the ice before Merzlikins can see it, making it a 2-1 Columbus lead.
2nd Period:
(12:06 — PIT Goal): The Penguins tie it at 2-2 late in a power play; Werenski's clearing attempt is kept in by a skate blade in front of Merzlikins and it sticks around just long enough for Michael Bunting to get his third tally of the season.
(16:27 — CBJ Goal): Mathieu Olivier's fifth goal of the season ties a career high for the only Mississippi native in NHL history — and it comes in just his 16th game of the season. It was a big one, too, giving Columbus a 3-2 lead that they would take into the third period. Dante Fabbro gets the secondary assist for his point as a member of the Blue Jackets.
Olivier's 5th goal of the season to tie a career high. Dante Fabbro picks up the secondary assist; his first point as a #CBJ. Columbus back in front 3-2 late in the second frame.pic.twitter.com/v55uYDhZEI
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) November 16, 2024
3rd Period:
(1:56 — CBJ Goal): Voronkov expands the Blue Jackets to 4-2 lead less than two minutes into the third and it's fair to say that he's all the way back after missing the beginning of the season with an injury sustained late in the preseason. This was his third game on the top line and not the only goal he's going to score this way: gets in front of the goalie and uses his size to block his view, then takes a rebound and puts it away for the goal.
Voronkov just chillin' in front of the net, finds a puck, figures why not? Puts it home and makes it a 4-2 #CBJ lead. pic.twitter.com/f4w3hyHrqy
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) November 16, 2024
(9:49 — CBJ Goal): Plenty of options to choose from for Damon Severson as Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry has no idea where the puck is (a recurring theme for his night). Sevo takes the hard route but still finds the back of the net to make it a 5-2 Blue Jackets lead.
Sevo makes it 5-2 in favor of the good guys. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/Cxq8eigBdF
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) November 16, 2024
(15:32 — CBJ Goal): Cole Sillinger, empty net, 6-2. Michael Bunting a tad angry at the end of the clip below. When asked about what the conversation was like between the two, Sillinger said he wasn't sure what Bunting had said to him. "The horn was going off, I didn't really hear him. It was kind of like when someone's talking to you but a train's going by and you're just like... standing there."
Sillinger's empty-netter to seal the deal. It was sealed before, but like, really seal it. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/d69r6y8yri
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) November 16, 2024
| PIT | GAME STATS | CBJ |
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| 23 | SHOTS | 39 |
| 47% | FACEOFFS | 53% |
| 1/4 | POWER PLAY | 1/5 |
| 4/5 | PENALTY KILL | 3/4 |
| 18 | HITS | 26 |
| 14 | GIVEAWAYS | 17 |
| 5 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
| 20 | BLOCKED SHOTS | 25 |
| ALL SITUATIONS ADVANCED STATS | ||
| 4.04 | EXPECTED GOALS | 4.04 |
| 70 | SHOT ATTEMPTS | 75 |
| 37 | SCORING CHANCES | 30 |
| 14 | HIGH-DANGER CHANCES | 14 |
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DATA VIA: NHL.COM NATURALSTATTRICK.COM |
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Stat Talk:
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After seven straight games with two goals or less, the Blue Jackets offense came to life again and scored six goals for the fifth time this season.
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Only Sean Kuraly, Mikael Pyyhtia, and Jordan Harris were left off the scoresheet. The fifteen players who did pick up at least a point was a season-high for the Blue Jackets.
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This was the fifth time in the last six games that the Blue Jackets had at least 36 shots on goal. They're not afraid to shoot the puck.
Up Next:
It's the third straight weekend of back-to-back games as the Blue Jackets go north of the border to face the Montreal Canadiens. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
