By Joe Coopersmith

GAME AT A GLANCE

THREE STARS
1^st – E. Merzlikins, CBJ (31-of-32, W); 2^nd – C. Sillinger, CBJ (1-2-3); 3^rd – A. Fantilli, CBJ (1-1-2, GWG)

GOAL SCORERS
Columbus: PPG – S. Monahan (4), A. Fantilli (3), C. Sillinger (2), M. Olivier (4), M. Pyythia (1), S. Monahan (5)

Edmonton: PPG – M. Ekholm (2)

GOALTENDERS
Columbus: E. Merzlikins (31 saves, W)
Edmonton: S. Skinner (19 saves, L)

SPECIAL TEAMS
Columbus PP:  1-for-4, 3 shots
Edmonton PP:  1-for-6, 8 shots

BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES

• Columbus improved to 17-13-3-1 at home all-time against Edmonton following the win.
• CBJ have won five of the last six games overall in the series (5-1-0) and four-straight at Nationwide Arena.
• Playing for the 68th time in the all-time series, the Blue Jackets earned their most lopsided victory over the Oilers (5), surpassing two previous wins by four goals (MR: Mar. 27, 2018 at Edmonton).
• The Blue Jackets have scored a franchise-high 33 goals through the first eight games of the season, surpassing the franchise-high 25 scored in 2009-10, 2017-18 and 2022-23.  Columbus set a new club record for fewest games to 30 goals in a season, besting the previous nine games in 2009-10, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.
• CBJ scored the first goal of the game for the sixth time this season, including three-straight.
• The club has 13 different goal scorers after Mikael Pyythia scored his first NHL goal tonight.
• Columbus has recorded goals in 19-of-the-24 periods played this season and have recorded 11 multi-goal frames.  That includes three periods with three or more goals scored.
• With six goals tonight, Columbus tied the season high for the most goals in a game (6-4 W on 10/12 at COL; 6-4 W on 10/17 vs. BUF; 6-2 W on 10/22 vs. TOR).
• Tonight was also the fourth time CBJ scored in all three periods this season (Oct. 12^th vs. COL; Oct. 17^th vs. BUF; Oct. 22 vs. TOR).
• The Blue Jackets scored six goals in back-to-back home games (6-2 W vs. TOR on Oct. 22) for the second time in franchise history (Apr. 6-16, 2024).
• Tonight’s attendance was 15,237.
  

BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES

• The Blue Jackets’ top line of LW Yegor Chinakhov, C Sean Monahan and RW Kirill Marchenko have contributed 28 points through the first eight games of the season (12-16-28) after combining for five points tonight (2-3-5).  Marchenko (0-2-2) and Monahan (2-0-2) both tallied multi-point nights.
• RW Yegor Chinakhov added an assist tonight for his eighth point in eight games (3-5-8).
• C Adam Fantilli notched his first multi-point game of the season (1-1-2) and now has points in two-straight games (1-2-3). Fantilli (57 GP) became the fifth fastest player to record 15 goals in his CBJ career tonight (Kirill Marchenko, 36 GP; Dmitri Voronkov, 50 GP; Oliver Bjorkstrand, 53 GP; Justin Danforth, 56 GP).
• RW Kirill Marchenko stretched his points streak to three consecutive (2-3-5) with two assists against the Oilers   The forward, with 4-7-11 in eight contests, becomes just the fifth different player in franchise history to record double-digit points in the first eight games of a season (Rick Nash, 2x; Ryan Johansen; Oliver Bjorkstrand; Scott Hartnell). He leads the club in goals, assists, points and multi-game efforts (4).
• C Sean Monahan scored his first multi-goal outing as a Blue Jacket, including his second power play goal of the season 2:18 into the game.  He is the second Blue Jacket to record two goals in a game this season (Olivier, 2 on Oct. 22^nd vs. Toronto) and has five points in his last four games (3-2-5).  The forward has recorded goals in back-to-back outings against Edmonton (3-0-3).
• LW Mathieu Olivier (4-2-6, 8 GP) recorded his third goal in the last three games, while also setting a new career high with a point in three-straight contests (3-1-4).
• RW Cole Sillinger recorded 1-2-3 for his first multi-point game of the season and fourth three-point outing of his NHL career (MR: 3-0-3, Jan. 6, 2024 vs. MIN).
• LW James van Riemsdyk collected his first assist as a Blue Jacket on Olivier’s second period goal.
• D Zach Werenski collected an assist and has points in three-straight games (1-3-4).  He collected his 95^th career power play point, tying Cam Atkinson for the third-most in CBJ history (Rick Nash, 182; David Vyborny, 126).  The blueliner has collected points in four of his last five outings against the Oilers (0-4-4).

BLUE JACKETS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS

HC Dean Evason | F Adam Fantilli | G Elvis Merzlikins | F Mikael Pyyhtia | F Cole Sillinger

OILERS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS

HC Kris Knoblauch | F Derek Ryan

BLUE JACKETS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Tuesday Oct. 29             11am ET practice at Nationwide Arena

Wednesday Oct. 30       7pm ET vs. New York Islanders (Nationwide Arena)

Thursday Oct. 31            11am ET practice at Nationwide Arena

Friday Nov. 1     7pm ET vs. Winnipeg Jets (Nationwide Arena)

Saturday Nov. 2              5pm ET at Washington Capitals (Capital One Arena)

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