By Joe Coopersmith
GAME AT A GLANCE
THREE STARS 1st – J. McCann, SEA (2-1-3, GWG); 2nd – I. Provorov, CBJ (2-0-2); 3rd – O. Bjorkstrand, SEA (1-2-3)
GOAL SCORERS
Columbus: I. Provorov (3), I. Provorov (4), PP – K. Marchenko (14), E. Bemstrom (5)
Seattle: J. Eberle (5), J. McCann (15), T. Kartye (8), PP – O. Bjorkstrand (12), J. McCann (16), B. Dumoulin (3), EN – E. Tolvanen (11)
GOALTENDERS
Columbus: D. Tarasov (29 saves, L)
Seattle: J. Daccord (31 saves, W)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Columbus PP: 1-for-3, 3 shots
Seattle PP: 1-for-2, 7 shots
BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES
- The Blue Jackets have recorded points in five of their last eight games (2-3-3) and 14 of the past 24 contests (9-10-5) following tonight’s loss to the Kraken.
- Columbus fell to 5-6-3 in the last 14 home games.
- The winning team in the series has recorded four-plus goals in three of the last four meetings and three-plus in each of the past four contests.
- The Blue Jackets scored the first goal of the game tonight and have now scored the first goal of the game in 13 of the past 24 games.
- CBJ scored two goals in the first period tonight and have now scored 43 first period goals this season.
- Columbus blocked seven shots tonight and has been credited with 582 blocked shots over the past 32 contests dating back to Nov. 6 and 791 in 43 games this season.
- CBJ blueliners posted 2-3-5 tonight and have now registered 12-53-65 in the last 27 games and 17-85-102 in 43 games this season.
- With C Adam Fantilli’s assist tonight, CBJ rookies have now recorded 19-35-54 in 43 games this season.
- Tonight’s attendance was a sellout crowd of 18,588, marking the sixth sellout in the past seven games at Nationwide Arena dating back to December 16.
BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES
- D Ivan Provorov notched his fourth career two-goal game with two goals to give him 2-6-8 in his past 13 games (overall, 4-19-23 in 43 GP). He improved to 3-2-5 in five career games vs. Seattle with points in each of his last four outings against the club.
- RW Kirill Marchenko notched his fifth multi-point effort of the campaign with one goal and one assist, giving him 5-2-7 in his past 12 outings and 10-5-15 in his last 24 games (overall, 14-10-24 in 41 GP). He has already set a new career high in assists and is one point shy from tying his career high in points after posting 21-4-25 in 59 contests during his 2022-23 rookie campaign. With his goal tonight, Marchenko (35-14-49, 100 GP) tied Rick Nash for the most goals in franchise history through the first 100 games of his NHL career.
- LW Johnny Gaudreau notched his 100th career CBJ point tonight with an assist (28-72-100, 123 GP), giving him 3-8-11 in his last 13 games and 6-14-20 in the past 26 contests since Nov. 18 (overall, 7-19-26 in 43 GP). He improved to 2-5-7 in seven career outings vs. Seattle, including assists in his last three home contests against the club (0-4-4).
- D Andrew Peeke notched his second career multi-assist and multi-point game with 0-2-2 (Dec. 5, 2021 vs. San Jose; 0-2-2). He has now recorded 0-5-5 in his last seven games (overall, 0-6-6 in 14 GP).
- RW Emil Bemstrom scored a goal in his 200th career NHL game tonight (31-38-69) and has now collected 5-6-11 in 28 appearances this season.
- D Adam Boqvist registered an assist to give him 0-4-4 in his last four games (overall, 0-6-6 in 16 GP). He now has 1-2-3 in three career games against the Kraken.
- C Adam Fantilli tallied an assist and has now collected 2-4-6 in the last nine games and 3-6-9 in the past 12 contests (overall, 11-14-25 in 43 GP).
- C Kent Johnson recorded an assist to give him 2-1-3 in his past seven games (overall, 6-8-14 in 27 GP).
BLUE JACKETS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS
HC Pascal Vincent | D Ivan Provorov | F Cole Sillinger | G Daniil Tarasov
KRAKEN POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS
HC Dave Hakstol | F Oliver Bjorkstrand | D Brian Dumoulin | F Jared McCann
BLUE JACKETS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sunday, Jan. 14 12pm ET Practice – Nationwide Arena
Monday, Jan. 15 1pm vs. Vancouver – Nationwide Arena
Tuesday, Jan. 16 No Practice
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