The Columbus Blue Jackets, despite taking way too many penalties, went into Winnipeg and took down the Jets.
Dmitri Voronkov(7), Kent Johnson(7, 8), and Sean Kuraly(3) scored the goals, and Elvis Merzļikins made 24 saves, including 6 on the PK in the 4-1 Columbus win. Merzļikins even tried to get in on the scoring when he took a puck while the Jets' net was empty and tried to get himself a goalie goal. Unfortunately he kind of whiffed on it, but it was fun to see nonetheless.
The Blue Jackets didn't make this game very easy. Columbus gave Winnipeg four power plays in which they scored one goal. With that goal, the Jackets have now given up a power-play goal in 13 straight games. That's the longest streak in the league since 2009.
Kent Johnson powered the Jackets passed the Jets by scoring twice in 2:27. The young forward is blossoming into the superstar that everyone wanted him to be. With those two goals, he now has 14 points in 13 games played this season.
But with this big win, comes a big loss. Cole Sillinger was lost to a lower-body injury after blocking a shot in the second period. He finished out the second period, came back for the third, but left for the locker and would not return. He was visibly hobbled when he left. Hopefully, it's nothing serious and just needs to rest it for a day.
The Blue Jackets have now scored 76 5-on-5 goals, which is good enough for 3rd in the league behind Washington and Vegas.
Kent Johnson was the "Donkey of the Day."
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What's Next - The Blue Jackets are back for a brief three-game home stand starting Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers.
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