Overview
- Columbus beat St. Louis 5-3 on Saturday, with Kent Johnson posting a goal and an assist and Jet Greaves stopping 28 shots to improve to 4-0-0 in his career against the Blues.
- The win in St. Louis follows Friday’s 4-2 road result in Chicago, where Charlie Coyle recorded a hat trick and an assist to pace the Blue Jackets.
- Coyle’s three-goal night marked the 31st leaguewide hat trick of January, setting an NHL record for the most hat tricks in a single month.
- Since Bowness took over behind the bench, Columbus has tightened up defensively and continued climbing with a now five-game winning streak and nine wins in its last 10.
- Chicago’s skid extended to five straight losses as its power play drought reached 0-for-26 over 10 games, and the team recalled Sam Rinzel while healthy scratching Artyom Levshunov for a developmental reset.