Alex Nylander Continues To Impress As Blue Jackets Win Despite Being Outplayed By San Jose
Boone Jenner(21), Alex Nylander(7,8), and Johnny Gaudreau(11) provided the offense, while the red-hot Daniil Tarasov turned in a stellar performance in goal to stop the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
If this game is against any other team, the Jackets most likely lose this game. The San Jose Sharks outplayed the Blue Jackets for most of this game and poured on the shots in the third with a total of 19, but Tarasov stood tall and thwarted all but one Shark shot.
We are seeing Alex Nylander get his shot, and he is not letting it pass him by. As you can see from the CBJ PR tweet below, Nylander is hot. He came to Columbus just looking to jump-start his career and start over, instead what he's done is earned himself a spot playing with Johnny Gaudreau and Boone Jenner on the top line. He's an RFA at the end of this season and may get himself a healthy raise, and good for him.
Daniil Tarasov continues his outstanding play as of late, stopping all but 2 San Jose shots and making some key saves to keep the CBJ on the right side of the score. He's now 4-3 in the last 7 starts, making one relief appearance, and has a save % of .944. Is this the real deal Daniil Tarasov?
Final Stats
CBJ appPlayer Notes
- Alex Nylander had 2 goals and 1 assist. He was also a +3 and had 4 shots.
- Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 2 assists. He was a +3 and 2 shots. He has 50 points on the season.
- Boone Jenner had 1 goal, 1 assist, was a +3, and had 3 shots. He has 32 points.
- Zach Werenski tallied his 36th assist and had 5 shots. He has 18 shots in the last three games. He now has 40 points in 55 games.
- Daniil Tarasov had 39 saves, including stopping all 6 power play shots the Sharks generated.
Team Notes
- Columbus went 0/1 on the power play.
- The Jackets went 3/3 on the penalty kill.
- The CBJ won 54.8% of their faceoffs.
What's Next - The Blue Jackets take on the Winnipeg Jets tonight at 6 p.m.
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