Columbus Collapses Early As Cayden Primeau Shuts Out The Visiting Blue Jackets
The game was over in the first 5:48, end of story.
The Montreal Canadiens scored 3 times in their first 4 shots and chased starting goalie Elvis Merzlikins to shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Daniil Tarasov continued to play well by stopping all 19 shots he faced in relief.
Although the Jackets generated 98 shot attempts and 41 shots on goal, Cayden Primeau stood tall as his team would block 32 Columbus shots in the game. Zach Werenski led the game in shots on goal and ice time for both teams, but couldn't get anything past Primeau.
Outside of those first few minutes, the Jackets didn't play half bad, but Primeau was the star of the game in this one.
As former Columbus coach John Tortorella would say, "Burn the Tape!"
Final Stats
CBJ AppPlayer Notes
- Daniil Tarasov made 19 saves in 54:12 of relief.
- Elvis Merzlikins gave up 3 goals on 4 shots and played just 5:48
- Zach Werenski had 8 shots on goal and led all players with 26:32 of ice time.
- Alex Nylander had 5 shots on goal.
Team Notes
- The CBJ power play went 0/4.
- The Jackets PK stopped 2 of 3 Montreal power plays.
- Columbus won 53.2% of their faceoffs.
- Columbus had 98 shot attempts on the night and 41 shots. The Canadiens blocked 32 shots.
What's Next - The Jackets are back at home for a game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.
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