Last night, the Columbus Blue Jackets played the Chicago Blackhawks. The Jackets won 5-1, thanks to solid play from Elvis Merzļikins and Zach Werenski.
But perhaps one of the most wholesome and iconic moments to ever happen in Nationwide Arena took place in the first period.
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<b>Kent Johnson</b> (18, 19), <b>Denton Mateychuk</b> (2), <b>Zach Werenski</b> (18), and <b>Adam Fantilli </b>(16) powered the Blue Jackets past the Blackhawks on Saturday night by a final score of 5-1. Elvis Merzļikins stopped 27 of 28 Chicago shots and was stellar in his first game back from the break.
With Johnny Gaudreau's widow Meredith and their kids Noa and Johnny Jr. in attendance to watch Johnny Sr's team play, arena host Mike Todd spoke during one of the commercial breaks and got the entire arena to sing Happy Birthday to little Johnny Jr. It was Johnny Jr's 1st birthday last night, and he got to celebrate it with 18,800 of his biggest fans.
We'll let the video speak for itself. You can watch below.
It was an awesome thing to witness live, and we hope that the entire Gaudreau family knows how much this city loves their family.
Happy 1st Birthday Johnny!
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