CBJ 2, PHI 1 (SO): Marchenko’s 100th Career Goal, Shootout Winner Push Jackets’ Point Streak To Nine

	1	2	3	(OT) (SO)	F
	1	0	0	(0) (1/3)	2
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CBJ GOALS:  Kirill Marchenko (1st, 4:21) Shootout Winner: Marchenko

This time, they came out victorious.

Kirill Marchenko scored the game-deciding goal of the shootout to extend the Blue Jackets' season-best nine-game point streak and lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Saturday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Marchenko also scored his 100th career goal in the first period. Jet Greaves made 18 saves to improve to 9-0-2 in the last 11 starts, and the Blue Jackets are now 6-1 in the shootout. The Flyers fall to 8-4 in shootouts.

Alex Bump scored for the Flyers in the first period. Dan Vladar made 27 stops.

Outside of the first-period goals by either side, it was a grind them down, wear them out, outlast them type of game.

Marchenko's first-period goal at 4:21 started the scoring as the Blue Jackets got out to a 1-0 lead. On the play that led to the Blue Jackets' goal, shooters were firing pucks at Vladar and fighting for rebounds. Fantilli dished a pass over to Marchenko, beating Vladar, who was down in the crease and trying to recover.

Philadelphia tied it with Bump's goal at 10:24. It wasn't immediately apparent that the puck was in the net as play continued, but the officials reviewed the play and determined the puck had indeed crossed the red goal line as it went roof top into the net, just under the top post.

Later in the period, Marchenko was assessed a two-minute minor for boarding Denver Barkey. Originally declared a major penalty, the officials got together and reduced it to a minor.

Denver Barkey had to leave the game after this hit from Marchenko.

Marchenko was giving a minor for boarding. pic.twitter.com/Zt0RzDTFt3

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 15, 2026

Columbus killed the penalty, and both teams ended things squared up at one apiece through the first 20 minutes.

The score remained 1-1 after the second period. Columbus held a 21-11 shot on goal advantage. Damon Severson was given four minutes for cross-checking Barkey at 19:35 of the second period. The Jackets had five penalties in the middle frame, including Fantilli's fight with Carl Grundstrom.

Columbus did not convert on their only power play chance in the third period.

The Blue Jackets played a lot of hockey over the last week, going to overtime against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, beating the Lightning in a back-to-back on Tuesday, falling in overtime to the Florida Panthers on Thursday, and beating the Flyers in the shootout to come away with six points in that span.

"We didn't give up 20 shots, five-on-five, on any of the games," head coach Rick Bowness said. "We outchance the opposition 2-to-1.

"There's no quit in this group. They kept battling, and I just love it."

#CBJ head coach Rick Bowness after Philly had a 4-1 edge in power plays tonight: "The PKers won the game for us, really. They did. Especially that four minutes. I don't understand why we're always the team in the league that has the least amount of power plays. I don't understand

— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) March 15, 2026

Here's how the Blue Jackets improved their point streak and got in the win column:

1st Period:

(4:21 — CBJ Goal): Marchenko (25) from Adam Fantilli (28) and Damon Severson (22) got the scoring started in this one. Fantill is on a four-game point streak against the Flyers (one goal, three assists) and three straight overall (one goal, two assists). In nine of the last 11 games, Fantilli has points (six goals, six assists).

Marchenko was held pointless against Florida on Thursday, snapping a six-game point streak. He has 10 points (five goals, five assists) over the last seven games.

The 100th career NHL goal by Kirill Marchenko! #CBJpic.twitter.com/ACRFWfPYM8

— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) March 15, 2026

With that goal, Kirill Marchenko is now the ninth #CBJ player to reach 100 goals in his Blue Jackets career, joining Nash, Atkinson, Jenner, Foligno, Werenski, Umberger, Vyborny and Bjorkstrand.

— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) March 14, 2026

Travis Konecny was down on the ice after the goal but remained in the game.

Wonder if Flyers forward/longtime #CBJ nemesis Travis Konecny is all right. Looked like he may have twisted a knee and got hit by Damon Severson's shot on that CBJ goal. He just took an awkward tumble over the blue line as well.

— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) March 14, 2026

(4:21 — PHI Goal): Bump's second goal of the season came in the fifth career game for the rookie. Emil Andrae (11) and Christian Dvorak (26) got the assists. The puck hit all kinds of posts, and it wasn't immediately clear whether there was a goal as play continued. Finally, the officials reviewed it and announced the goal.

Maybe the horn didnt, but the Philly crowd KNEW!

Alex Bump responds with a redirect to beat Jet Greaves and the Flyers tie it!#LetsGoFlyers
pic.twitter.com/Zw4t7D840r

— Maher Media (@MaherMediaCo) March 15, 2026

2nd Period:

There was no scoring in the second period.

Fantilli got into his second career fight as he scrapped with Grundstrom at 12:18 of the second period. Fantilli was also assessed two minutes for roughing, and Grundstrom got a boarding call. The fight started after Grundstrom hit Severson into the wall behind the Jackets' net. Fantilli didn't like it, took matters into his hands, and the gloves went flying.

The referees decide AFTER the fight that there's a boarding call here.

Grundstrom squares up with Fantilli and the calls even out pic.twitter.com/WlRD76jrno

— Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) March 15, 2026

Tempers flared again with 3:08 remaining in the second period. Kent Johnson laid a hit on Dvorak moments before the scrum, and there were no penalties amid the fracas. More fireworks occurred between both teams later in the period as Severson got four minutes for cross-checking Nikita Grebenkin, and emotions continued to run high.

#CBJ have had one or zero power plays in 14 of their previous 65 games. They have zero power plays through two periods tonight in Game No. 66

— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) March 15, 2026

Mason Marchment back on the ice for #CBJ after not playing the last 11-plus minutes of the second.

— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) March 15, 2026

3rd Period:

There was no third-period scoring as the Jackets went to another overtime. Each team had seven shots on goal in the frame.

Overtime:

Somehow, there was only one shot on goal between the clubs as Philadelphia got the shot, but Greaves made the save.

Shootout:

With tonight's shootout tally, Marchenko is tied for the lead across the NHL with six shootout goals and improved to six goals on seven shots this season (85.7%).

Just like Jody-stradamus predicted... MARCHY CALLED GAME!

CBJ x @FanaticsBook pic.twitter.com/ysHUxbQXec

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) March 15, 2026

Stat Chat:

• Marchenko is the second-fastest Blue Jacket to record his 100th career goal (276 games), with Rick Nash accomplishing the feat faster (237).
   
• Going 4-for-4 on the penalty kill, the Jackets are 9-for-9 against the Flyers' power play in two games this season.
   
• On this day in 2023, Johnny Gaudreau had a five-point game, including the overtime game-winning goal in the 6-5 win at the San Jose Sharks.

Up Next:

The Blue Jackets head back to Nationwide Arena to begin a three-game homestand starting with Tuesday's tilt against the first-place Carolina Hurricanes, whom the Jackets trail by 11 points. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.