Despite Being Up 4-1 Entering The Third Period, Columbus Gives Up 4 Unanswered Goals To Lose In Vancouver
The first period was filled with end-to-end action but mostly carried by the Canucks, and the period seemed to fly by. The puck seemed to be pinned in the Jackets D-Zone at every turn. The Jackets were able to hold on and keep it scoreless after one period.
The second period started the same way as the first, with lots of back-and-forth action. At 3:34 into the second the CBJ PK would get its first crack at stopping the lethal Canucks power play as Dmitri Voronkov would go off for high-sticking. Alexandre Texier would put the Jackets up 1-0 while shorthanded. This makes back-to-back games with a shortie for the Jackets, after going the entire season without one. Sean Kuraly would put the Jackets up 2-0, his 7th on the season after beating Demko. The two goals were 1:44 apart. Columbus got a power play of their own that was killed by Vancouver but the Jackets had some very good chances. Brock Boeser would score to make it 2-1 with 4:40 left in the second. Elvis had zero chance to stop the goal. Jake Bean scored to make it 3-1 when he took a pass from Yegor Chinakhov and drove right down the lane and wristed a shot past Demko. Kirill Marchenko would make it 4-1 on the power play. He deflected a pass that trickled past Thatcher Demko.
Columbus started the third period and had to kill 1:30 of PP time that Vancouver had left over. They immediately scored to cut the CBJ lead to 4-2 when Elias Pettersson scored. The Canucks got another power play try at 17:40 when Dmitri Voronkov went off for the second time. Brock Boeser wasted no time as he tipped a puck past Merzlikins to make it 4-3. Boone Jenner went to the box for slashing with 15:25 left giving the Canucks yet another power play. The Jackets are completely falling apart at this point. Brock Boeser completed the hat trick by tying the game at 4. The Jackets third-period collapses continue.
Tyler Myers was given a 5-minute major and a game misconduct for elbowing Seasn Kuraly. Kuraly had to leave and was covered in blood. Somehow Ian Cole who boarded Justin Danforth at the same time and place as Myers penalty, didn't get called. The Jackets got a 5-minute 5-on-4 but the Canucks didn't even seem to break a sweat killing it. The score would be tied at 4 at the end of regulation.
The Jackets would lose in OT as Elias Pettersson would score again. A total collapse by Columbus.
Final Stats
CBJ AppPlayer Notes
- Alex Texier had a shorthanded goal and an assist.
- Sean Kuraly scored his 7th of the season.
- Jake Bean scored his 4th of the season.
- Kirill Marchenko scored his team-leading 15th goal.
- Johnny Gaudreau led all forwards with 20:32 on TOI.
- Zach Werenski led all players with over 26 minutes on the ice and also notched his 26th assist.
Team Notes
- The CBJ PP went 1/3.
- The CBJ PK was bad, letting the Canucks score 3 times in 4 tries.
- As a team, the Jackets were 35.7% at the faceoff circle.
Next Up: The Jackets will travel to Seattle to play the Kraken tomorrow at 9 p.m.
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