Overview
- Pavel Mintyukov scored the go-ahead goal at 16:31 of the third period after a failed Columbus clearance, the Blue Jackets’ 53rd third-period goal allowed this season.
- Lukas Dostal stopped 23 of 26 shots for Anaheim, while Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves on 28 for Columbus.
- Newly acquired Mason Marchment scored in his Blue Jackets debut on a line with Adam Fantilli and Kent Johnson after arriving from Seattle for second- and fourth-round picks.
- Zach Werenski scored to extend a five-game points streak, then exited late after blocking a shot with no immediate update on his status as coach Dean Evason objected to a too-many-men call during the sequence.
- Anaheim’s special teams struggled again, going 0-for-3 on the power play and allowing one goal on two penalties, with much of the offense generated by sustained forechecks and cycle play from depth lines.