By Joe Coopersmith
JAN. 14, 2025 II NATIONWIDE ARENA II VS. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
GAME AT A GLANCE
THREE STARS
1st – Z. Werenski, CBJ (2-0-2); 2nd – D. Tarasov, CBJ (23-of-25, SOW); 3rd – K. Marchenko, CBJ (0-1-1)
GOAL SCORERS
Columbus: Z. Werenski (14), Z. Werenski (15), SOW – K. Johnson
Philadelphia: B. Brink (5), O. Tippett (13)
GOALTENDERS
Columbus: D. Tarasov (24 saves, SOW)
Philadelphia: I. Fedotov (27 saves, SOL)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Columbus PP: 0-for-1, 1 shot
Philadelphia PP: 0-for-2, 3 shots
Dean Evason CBJ head coach Postgame Press Conference after 3-2 shootout win over Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 1 14 2025
GAME AT A GLANCE
THREE STARS
1st – Z. Werenski, CBJ (2-0-2); 2nd – D. Tarasov, CBJ (23-of-25, SOW); 3rd – K. Marchenko, CBJ (0-1-1)
GOAL SCORERS
Columbus: Z. Werenski (14), Z. Werenski (15), SOW – K. Johnson
Philadelphia: B. Brink (5), O. Tippett (13)
GOALTENDERS
Columbus: D. Tarasov (24 saves, SOW)
Philadelphia: I. Fedotov (27 saves, SOL)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Columbus PP: 0-for-1, 1 shot
Philadelphia PP: 0-for-2, 3 shots
BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES
- The Blue Jackets won for a season-high fifth-straight game and have now recorded points in 10 of their past 12 contests overall since Dec. 19 (9-2-1) following tonight’s shootout win over the Flyers.
- The last time Columbus won five consecutive games was from Jan. 11-22, 2020 when the club had a six-game win streak.
- CBJ have collected points in 14 of their last 16 home contests (11-2-3) following the shootout win.
- Columbus won its league-high fourth shootout of the season, improving to 4-0 on the campaign.
- The Jackets improved to 1-1-1 against the Flyers in the 2024-25 season series. The club has also posted points in four of the last five contests of the series overall (3-1-1) and won four of the past six meetings at Nationwide Arena (4-2-0).
- The club has recorded 148 goals (not including SO goals) in the first 44 games this season. It’s the most goals scored through the opening 44 contests of a campaign in franchise history, surpassing the 143 scored in the 2016-17 season.
- Columbus has scored goals in 92-of-the-132 periods played in regulation this year after scoring in the first and third periods.
- Tonight’s attendance was 15,018.
BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES
- C Adam Fantilli (10-12-21, 44 GP) collected an assist tonight to stretch his career-high points streak to six games (3-4-7). His streak is tied for the second-longest points streak by a Blue Jackets player age 20 years or younger (Jakub Voracek, 6 GP in 2009-10), trailing only Rick Nash (8 GP in 2003-04).
- RW Kirill Marchenko (18-30-48, 44 GP) registered an assist for points in five-straight games (2-4-6) and has tallied 5-6-11 in his last nine games played. He has 2-4-6 in nine career contests against the Flyers and 1-2-3 in this season’s series against the club.
- G Daniil Tarasov (4-6-1) stopped 24-of-26 shots to secure his first win with the Blue Jackets since Oct. 22 vs. Toronto. After stopping both shots faced in the shootout, he improved to 2-1 for his NHL career and has stopped 10-of-12 shots faced (.833 SV%).
- D Zach Werenski (15-35-50, 43 GP) scored twice for his second multi-goal effort of the season (Nov. 21 vs. Tampa Bay) and has registered points in six of his last seven contests (4-7-11, 4 multi-point efforts). He extended his franchise record home points streak to 17-straight games (12-22-34), becoming the seventh defenseman in NHL history to post a streak of that length*. His 13th multi-point effort of the campaign gives him 50 points in 44 games this season, becoming the second-fastest Blue Jackets player to reach 50 points in a season, trailing only Artemi Panarin in 2018-19 (43 GP). Werenski posted 31:28 TOI, marking the fifth game of over 30:00 TOI this season, and the second highest by the blueliner of the campaign (32:17 TOI on 11/23/24 vs. CAR). He now has posted 8-9-16 in 24 career contests against the Flyers with goals in each home game against the club this season (3-0-3) as well as goals in four of the last five games (5-1-6) and 6-3-9 in his last nine outings overall.
- * Bobby Orr (25 GP from Oct. 13, 1974 to Jan. 23, 1975 & 21 GP from Nov. 8, 1970 to Feb. 3, 1971), Paul Coffey (23 GP from Nov. 27, 1985 to Feb. 24, 1986), Phil Housley (22 GP from Oct. 27, 1991 to Feb. 4, 1992), John Van Boxmeer (19 GP from Oct. 28, 1981 to Jan. 15, 1982), Brian Leetch (18 GP from Nov. 11, 1991 to Feb. 21, 1992) and Ray Bourque (17 GP from Jan. 28 to April 11, 1993).
BLUE JACKETS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS
HC Dean Evason | F Kirill Marchenko | G Daniil Tarasov | D Zach Werenski
FLYERS POST-GAME AUDIO INTERVIEWS
HC John Tortorella | F Bobby Brink | F Owen Tippett
BLUE JACKETS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Jan. 15 11am practice (Nationwide Arena)
Thursday, Jan. 16 7pm vs. San Jose (Nationwide Arena)
Friday, Jan. 17 11am practice (OhioHealth Ice Haus)
Saturday, Jan. 18 7pm at New York Rangers (Madison Square Garden)
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