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Robert Thomas scored both goals and Joel Hofer
made 17 saves for the Blues, who have lost three of four.
Greaves, 22, earned the start after Spencer Martin started in
goal against the New York Islanders on Thursday and took a 7-3
loss. Elvis Merzlikins is unavailable after he was placed on
injured reserve on Wednesday due to an illness.
In his only other NHL start, Greaves set franchise records for
saves (46) and shots faced (49) by a Columbus goalie making his
NHL debut in a 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 4.
The Blue Jackets grabbed an early 1-0 lead when Marchenko
squeezed the puck through Hofer's pads from in close at 1:42 of
the first period.
Greaves stopped the first nine shots before Thomas scored on a
breakaway to tie it 1-1 at 14:36 of the first.
Columbus moved back ahead before the end of the period when Adam
Fantilli scored off the rush to make it 2-1 at 17:01. Fantilli,
the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, has three goals
and an assist in the past two games.
The Blue Jackets stretched the lead to 3-1 at 6:26 of the third
period after Voronkov stole the puck in the St. Louis zone and
led the rush the other way. He passed the puck to Marchenko, who
fed Chinakhov for the redirection.
Chinakhov scored on a one-timer from the high slot while on a
power play to extend the lead to 4-1 at 12:21.
Thomas scored from in close with Hofer pulled for the extra
attacker to cut the lead to 4-2 with 2:22 left, but Alexandre
Texier scored into an empty net with four seconds left to make
it 5-2.
Columbus also played its third straight game without forward
Patrik Laine and defenseman Erik Gudbranson because of
illnesses.
Blue Jackets leading goal-scorer Boone Jenner did not return
after getting hit in the face with a shot by teammate Ivan
Provorov with 7:51 left in the second period.
--Field Level Media
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