Jackets Flip The Script, Erase A Third Period Two Goal Deficit, And Win A Shootout
When Travis Konecny scored his second goal to make it 2-0 Philly early in the third period, to be honest, it felt like a backbreaker. The game was not going the Jacket's way at all to that point. The Flyers aggressive PK had killed all of the CBJ power plays as well, so it felt like it was going to be another rough night.
But the Jackets refused to quit. Damon Severson, who had an excellent night defensively, let a shot rip that beat Flyers goalie Ersson to make it 2-1 with just under 15 minutes to play. And then with 10 minutes to go in the game, Jack Roslovic let a shot go that was tipped by Jake Bean and passed Ersson to tie it at 2. I'm not even sure Jake Bean knew what he was doing, but it worked. Regulation would end with the game tied and after a lot of back-and-forth action in the OT period, they were off to a shootout.
Daniil Tarasov would shut down all three Flyer attempts, and Johnny Gaudreau would bury the game-winner for the CBJ on their first try to send the Jackets home with a rare 3-2 road win.
Final Stats
CBJ AppPlayer Notes
- Damon Severson scored his 5th goal of the season. He leads all CBJ defensemen in goals scored this season.
- Jake Bean scored his 3rd goal of the season.
- Adam Fantilli notched his 13th assist of the season. He now has 24 on the season which is 2nd among rookies.
- Jake Christiansen recorded his 1st point of the season with an assist on Severson's goal.
- Daniil Tarasov made 39 saves on the night and stood tall in the shootout, not allowing the Flyers to score.
Team Notes
- Columbus added another 15 blocked shots to their yearly total, pushing it to 747 on the season.
- The CBJ power play went 0 for 5 on the night.
- The Jackets PK went 4 for 4.
- The Blue Jackets struggled with Giveaways against the Flyers, committing 10.
Next Up: The Blue Jackets are back home on Saturday to face their expansion cousin Minnesota Wild.
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