The Blue Jackets blew another three-goal third-period lead and lost 5-4 in overtime to the Canucks at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| VAN CANUCKS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
1st Period
The Canucks dominated the first period of play with several chances highlighted by Teddy Blueger's point-blank shot that was stopped by Elvis Merzlikins at 1:31 and Brock Boeser's backhand attempt from the left doorstep at 9:39 that Merzlikins denied.
According to moneypuck.com, Merzlikins recorded 1.08 goals saved above expected in the first period.
The clubs were tied at zero with Vancouver outshooting Columbus 11-4.
2nd Period
The Blue Jackets had their best chance of the game to that point at 1:39 when Yegor Chinakhov missed the net from the slot.
Alexandre Texier scored his second short-handed goal in as many games and his eighth goal of the season at 4:30 with a sweet left-circle wrist shot to the far side past Thatcher Demko.
Alexandre Texier, the short-hand king. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/20V5nVWwfj
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) January 28, 2024
Sean Kuraly scored his seventh goal of the year and doubled the Jackets' lead at 6:14 with a right-slot shot thanks to a nice feed from Texier below the goal line.
Kuraly adds a tally!#CBJ pic.twitter.com/gGUJ2T4teX
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) January 28, 2024
After Jack Roslovic got caught in the neutral zone, J.T. Miller found Brock Boeser for a tip-in on a two-on-one at 15:20.
Brock Boeser. Goal scorer. pic.twitter.com/DCFqGbsDLA
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 28, 2024
Jake Bean posted his fourth goal of the season and doubled the Blue Jackets' lead at 17:27 after Chinakhov took the puck from Miller and found Bean, who walked right down the slot and scored.
The two-goal lead is BACK. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/RybHyCgnBM
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) January 28, 2024
Kirill Marchenko gave the Blue Jackets a 4-1 lead with his 15th goal of the season on the power play at 18:24 when he deflected Johnny Gaudreau's pass in the slot past Demko.
KEEP THE PRESSURE UP. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/M7vR7RjNKq
— Bally Sports Columbus (@BallySportsCBUS) January 28, 2024
Columbus led 4-1 after two periods while trailing 19-18 in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Elias Pettersson cut the lead to two with a power-play goal at 1:11 when he fired a right-circle wrist shot past Merzlikins, who was caught up with Ivan Provorov around the crease.
Petey on the power play pic.twitter.com/lL3USNhUK4
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 28, 2024
Boeser scored his second of the game on the power play at 3:24 when he deflected Quinn Hughes' point shot from the blue paint past Merzlikins.
Tying your career-high in goals with your second of the game? That (B)rocks pic.twitter.com/p70AUoUJJo
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 28, 2024
The Canucks tied the game on the power play at 6:28 as Boeser completed his hat trick, dispatching a loose puck into the net.
FIRST TIME EVER HITTING 30 CAREER GOALS IN A SEASON. THIRD HAT TRICK THIS SEASON. TIE GAME. BROCK BOESER THE MAN THAT YOU ARE! pic.twitter.com/OAY06zy9wa
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 28, 2024
The teams were tied at four after the third period and headed to overtime against each other for the second time this season. Vancouver outshot Columbus 31-28 in regulation.
Overtime
The Canucks won in overtime at 4:01 after Boeser walked around Kent Johnson at the left circle and sent a cross-ice feed to Pettersson, who scored at the right doorstep.
EXPERIENCE VANCOUVER CANUCKS HOCKEY
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 28, 2024
Elias Pettersson scores the @SUBWAYCanada OT winner for the Canucks comeback! pic.twitter.com/ZX46eYZGzj
With the loss, the Blue Jackets fell to 15-23-10.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 28-31 VAN
- Face-off %: CBJ 35.7-64.3 VAN
- Power play: CBJ 1/3-3/4 VAN
- Giveaways: CBJ 5-8 VAN
- Takeaways: CBJ 6-10 VAN
- Blocked shots: CBJ 14-14 VAN
- Hits: CBJ 20-23 VAN
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 1.17-2.50 VAN
- Shot Attempts (CF): CBJ 38-49 VAN
- Shots on Goal (SF): CBJ 18-23 VAN
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 16-26 VAN
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 3-10 VAN
Injury Update
- Patrik Laine is expected to miss six weeks with a clavicle fracture suffered on Dec. 14 and is on IR retroactive to Dec. 14.
- 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.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets are back in action on Sunday in Seattle to face the Kraken at 9 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club's final game before the all-star break is on Tuesday in St. Louis as the Jackets face the Blues at 8 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
