Make a coaching change and win 10 of the next 11 games to go into the Olympic break.
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That's what the Columbus Blue Jackets have done as they beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Wednesday night at Nationwide Arena to win their seventh straight game.
Jet Greaves made 21 saves as he completed his second shutout of the season and the fourth of his career. It's the second shutout in as many nights after Elvis Merzlikins shut out the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Tuesday, giving the Blue Jackets a shutout streak of 146:25. It's the third time in franchise history that the Blue Jackets have had back-to-back shutouts in consecutive games with different goalies.
Zach Werenski, Ivan Provorov, and Danton Heinen provided all the scoring.
Spencer Knight made 16 saves.
Merzlikins (24-save shutout last night) and Greaves (21-save shutout tonight) with back-to-back shutouts.
— CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) February 5, 2026
It's the 3rd time in #CBJ history the team has had 2 goaltenders combine for back-to-back shutouts.
Nov. 20-22, 2010 (Garon / Mason)
Dec. 3-6, 2013 (Bobrovsky / McElhinney)
Milano Cortina bound #CBJ pic.twitter.com/wThzYywF5I
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) February 5, 2026
This one got started fast, as Werenski, who will be on Team USA in the upcoming Olympics, showed off the skill early with his 20th tally of the year to put the Blue Jackets on the board in the first period. Ivan Provorov kept it rolling in the period as he scored to make it 2-0.
Danton Heinen's 99th career goal was nullified after a successful challenge for goaltender interference in Tuesday's win over the New Jersey Devils. He would not be denied on Wednesday night as he scored in the second period to increase the 3-0 lead. Monahan capped it off with the empty-net goal.
One aspect contributing to the Blue Jackets' success of late is that the team knows it has to keep pushing.
"The reality is we just got 22 points out of 24, and we still don't have a playoff spot," head coach Rick Bowness said. "So, we have to keep pushing. We have to keep getting better.
"Give the players a ton of credit. They've been working their butt off."
Kirill Marchenko missed his second straight game with an illness.
Here's how the Blue Jackets, winners in 11 of 12, went into the Olympic break on a heater:
1st Period:
(4:46 — CBJ Goal): Werenski (20) continued a seven-game point streak (two goals, eight assists) with his first-period goal. Cole Sillinger (20) and Charlie Coyle (26) assisted on the tally. The puck pinballed off Louis Crevier and then Alex Vlasic before getting past Knight.
That's goal No. 20 for Zach Werenski! pic.twitter.com/rLOAFPCabH
— NHL (@NHL) February 5, 2026
Zach Werenski notches his 20th of the season to give #CBJ a 1-0 lead 4:46 into the game.
— CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) February 5, 2026
He is the 3rd American blueliner in NHL history to record consecutive 20-goal campaigns, joining Phil Housley (6 from 1986-87 to 1991-92) and Reed Larson (5 from 1979-80 1983-84).
(12:50 — CBJ Goal): Provorov's sixth extended the lead. Adam Fantilli (23) and Mason Marchment (13) put up the assists.
TOP SHELF PROVOROV
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) February 5, 2026
CBJ x @FanaticsBook pic.twitter.com/khLCEFVDsi
Right before the goal, Chicago forward Ryan Donato was not happy about going hard into the boards and drilled Mason Marchment. Then Donato went off for a change, but I'm not sure the Chicago D ever got reset as Provorov was wide open there. Marchment gets an assist, too. #CBJ
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) February 5, 2026
2nd Period:
(5:17 — CBJ Goal): Heinen's third goal, second as a Blue Jacket, made the score 3-0. Coyle (27) added his second assist, making such a good play to keep the puck in the offensive zone, skate around the defense, and fire the pass over to Heinen.
HEINEN WITH A SNIPE
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) February 5, 2026
CBJ x @FanaticsBook pic.twitter.com/9sVObsmWaN
3rd Period:
(15:33 — CBJ Goal): Monahan scored his 10th of the year, unassisted, as the Jackets got the empty-net goal.
that'll do it
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) February 5, 2026
CBJ x @FanaticsBook pic.twitter.com/PxS2JOQEcE
Columbus is back on the plus side of the goal differential at plus 2.
The @BlueJacketsNHL extended their win streak to seven with a shutout, the franchises longest since a 10-game stretch during the 2017-18 season.#NHLStats: https://t.co/6CAHMtJuVJ pic.twitter.com/RBVNx1UPAd
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) February 5, 2026
| CHI | GAME STATS | CBJ |
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| 21 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 41.0% | FACEOFFS | 59.0% |
| 0/3 | POWER PLAY | 0/1 |
| 1/1 | PENALTY KILL | 3/3 |
| 14 | HITS | 12 |
| 18 | GIVEAWAYS | 7 |
| 3 | TAKEAWAYS | 6 |
| 13 | BLOCKED SHOTS | 12 |
| ALL SITUATIONS ADVANCED STATS | ||
| 55 | SHOT ATTEMPTS | 49 |
| 24 | SCORING CHANCES | 23 |
| 9 | HIGH-DANGER CHANCES | 9 |
| Advanced Data Via NaturalStatTrick.com | ||
Stat Chat:
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Columbus is on its longest winning streak since winning 10 straight and 11 of 12 in 2017-18.
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Head coach Rick Bowness tied an NHL record for fewest games by a head coach to reach 10 wins with a franchise (11 games - 6 others) per FanDuel Sports Network.
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The Blue Jackets have won seven straight against the Blackhawks and are 8-1-0 in the last nine meetings.
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The Blue Jackets lead the NHL with 44 goals by defensemen. They had 51 from the blue line last season.
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With two assists on the night, Coyle has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in his last six games. Entering the day, he was tied for second with Steven Stamkos and Zach Hyman with nine goals since Jan. 11.
- It was an Olympic sendoff postgame for Werenski, representing Team USA, and Merzlikins, representing Team Latvia. The two teammates will oppose each other on Feb. 12 when Team USA takes on Team Latvia.
Up Next:
The Blue Jackets are off for three weeks for the Olympic break before they play the Boston Bruins on Thursday, Feb. 26, from TD Garden. Puck-drop will be at 7 p.m.
