Vegas Has A Rough "Knight" At Nationwide as Columbus Has An Ace Up Its Sleeve In Alex Nylander
Justin Danforth(10), Alex Nylander(2,3,4) Erik Gudbranson(4), and Yegor Chinakhov(16) all scored as the Blue Jackets would take advantage of a slumping Vegas team.
The game got a little itchy in the third when Chandler Stephenson scored to make it 4-3, but just over a minute later Yegor Chinakhov would essentially seal it when he scored to make it 5-3.
The Blue Jackets played well in this game except for 2 minutes late in the first when they gave up two goals in 42 seconds. When they tied it at 2-2, the life seemed to be sucked from the arena, leaving fans to wonder if the Jackets were about to get steamrolled.
In the end, Daniil Tarasov played well enough to hang on to beat the defending Cup Champs and send them home with a third loss in a row powered by new Jacket Alex Nylander's hat trick.
Final Stats
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- Alex Nylander recorded his first career hat trick in the win. He now has 4 goals and 6 points since joining the CBJ, including points in three straight games. He also had 4 shots.
- Justin Danforth scored his 10th goal and has 20 points on the season. The goal also tied his career high in goals.
- Yegor Chinakhov scored his 16th of the season. He now has 29 points.
- Erik Gudbranson scored his 4th goal, giving him 18 points. That is now his career high in points.
- Alex Texier had 2 assists, he's now up to 21 points.
- Cole Sillinger recorded his 13th assist giving him 24 points on the season. He now has points in 4 straight games.
- Johnny Gaudreau now has 35 assists on the season. He has points in 3 of his last 5 games.
- Boone Jenner now has 10 assists and 29 points.
- Kirill Marchenko has 15 assists and 32 points.
- Zach Werenski now has 33 assists and 37 points.
- Ivan Provorov has 22 assists and 27 points. He was also a +3.
- Jake Bean has 7 assists and 11 points.
- Mathieu Olivier had 8 hits on the night.
Team Notes
- The CBJ power play went 0 for 2
- The Jackets penalty kill was perfect again, going 1 for 1.
- Columbus won 45.2% of the faceoffs.
- Blue Jackets defensemen now have 25-112-137 in 61 games this season.
What's Next - Columbus is in Pittsburgh tonight to play the Penguins at 7 p.m.
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