By Joe Coopersmith

Pascal Vincent CBJ head coach Postgame Press Conference MINN 4 CBJ 3 OT Saturday January 6, 2024.mp3

BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES

• The Blue Jackets have recorded points in five of their last six games (2-1-3) and 14 of the past 22 contests (9-8-5) following tonight’s overtime loss to the Wild.
• Columbus is now 5-5-3 in the last 13 home games.
• The teams split the season series with each club earning a road overtime victory (CBJ, 5-4 OTW at MIN on Oct. 21).
• CBJ have picked up points in 15 of the last 21 meetings in the series vs. Minnesota dating back Apr. 13, 2013 (11-6-4).
• Columbus has recorded points in seven of the last 10 home contests of the series (5-3-2).
• Ten of the last 13 games in the series have been decided by a single goal.
• Five of the last six meetings in the series have been decided past regulation, including four in overtime.
• Columbus blocked 16 shots tonight and has been credited with 554 blocked shots over the past 30 contests dating back to Nov. 6 and 763 in 41 games this season.
• CBJ scored one goal in the first period tonight and have now scored 41 first period goals this season.
• The Blue Jackets have scored the first goal of the game in 12 of the past 22 games.
• Columbus has played in 19 one-goal games this season (5-5-9), including seven of the last 10 contests.
• CBJ have played past regulation in six (2-4) of the last eight contests and have now played in 13 games in overtime/shootout this season.
• CBJ blueliners posted 0-3-3 tonight and have now registered 5-26-31 in the last 11 games and 15-82-97 in 41 games this season.
• Cole Sillinger scored Columbus’ third hat trick of the season, joining C Boone Jenner (Oct. 14 vs. NY Rangers) and RW Kirill Marchenko (Dec. 19 at Buffalo).
• Tonight’s attendance was a sellout crowd of 18,771, marking the fifth sellout in the past six games at Nationwide Arena dating back to December 16.

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