Columbus 6, Chicago 3
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 1, 2024
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen:
Michel Cormier, Brandon Grillo
Attendance:
17393
By Field Level Media
Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who extended their point streak to six games with a 6-3 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
Damon Severson tallied three assists while Cole Sillinger and Zach Werenski each had two for the Blue Jackets, who are 5-0-1 in their past six games. Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves.
Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist and Petr Mrazek made 30 saves for the Blackhawks, who have lost six of eight.
Bedard connected on the power play to give Chicago a 1-0 lead at 2:59 of the first period. Ryan Donato collected a rebound in the slot and sent a short feed to Bedard in the left circle.
Ivan Provorov tied it 1-1 at 4:27. Monahan dropped a short pass back to Provorov, who snapped it from above the right circle blocker side past a screened Mrazek at 4:27.
Kent Johnson put Columbus in front 2-1 at 11:23 with a one-timer from the right circle that beat Mrazek short side.
The Blackhawks' power play converted again to tie it 2-2 three minutes into the second period, with Craig Smith in the slot to redirect Taylor Hall's shot inside the right post.
Chicago had a chance to pull ahead less than 30 seconds later, but Merzlikins stretched for a toe save on Lukas Reichel's shot off the rush.
The Blue Jackets regained the lead soon after, when Monahan fired a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot under Mrazek's right arm at 4:50 to make it 3-2.
Dante Fabbro used Blackhawks defenseman Alec Martinez as a screen when he snapped a shot from the right circle off the rush to extend it to 4-2 at 3:08 of the third period.
Nick Foligno narrowed it to 4-3 at 8:08 with another power-play goal, tipping Teuvo Teravainen's shot-pass on the doorstep on a 5-on-3 advantage.
Kirill Marchenko intercepted Wyatt Kaiser's clearing attempt and fired it from high in the right circle into the far side to make it 5-3 Columbus at 10:52.
Dmitri Voronkov scored an empty-net goal from his own end at 18:31 for the 6-3 final.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Columbus |
|
Chicago |
Damon Severson 3 |
Points |
Connor Bedard 2 |
Sean Monahan 1 |
Goals |
Connor Bedard 1 |
Damon Severson 3 |
Assists |
Connor Bedard 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Connor Bedard 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Elvis Merzlikins .903 |
Save Percentage |
Petr Mrazek .857 |
Elvis Merzlikins 28 |
Saves |
Petr Mrazek 30 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Columbus
|
36 |
6 |
0-2 |
3-6 |
27 |
36 |
Chicago
|
31 |
3 |
3-6 |
2-2 |
9 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .111 after a win and .467 after a loss.
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Columbus will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .538 after a loss.