Adam Fantilli(15) scored the only goal in regulation, and Cole Sillinger(8) scored to win in overtime, sending the CBJ to Utah with two points. The win moves them back into the wild card two spot.
Elvis Merzļikins was spectacular in this game, stopping 25 of 26 Vegas shots. With the one goal given up, Elvis has now allowed two or fewer goals in five of his last six starts, winning those five games as well. Merzļikins was able to shut down a high-powered Vegas offense on Thursday night. Vegas ended the game with 38 total scoring chances.
Adam Fantilli continued his hot streak. Since Sean Monahan went down with an injury, Fantilli has 10 points in 10 games, including a hat trick. He played his 100th NHL game last night.
Vegas and Columbus were two of the NHL’s highest-scoring 5-on-5 teams entering this game. That trend continued last night, as both teams failed on their power play chances, and scored 5-on-5.
This was a great win for Columbus for a few different reasons. The first being it was a road game, and the second being it was against arguably a top-3 team in the league.
Final Stats
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Player Stats
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Adam Fantilli scored his 15th goal of the season. He also won 56.3% of the faceoffs he took.
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Cole Sillinger scored his 8th goal of the game in OT.
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Zach Werenski recorded his 39th assist.
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Kent Johnson got his 18th assist.
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Mathieu Olivier had 6 hits and 3 blocks.
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Elvis Merzļikins made 25 saves on 26 VGK shots.
Team Stats
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The Jackets power play went 0/1.
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The Blue Jacket PK went 1/1, stopping the only Vegas power play.
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Columbus won 43.2% of the faceoffs.
What’s Next: The Jackets travel to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Hockey Club for the first time.
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