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Kent Johnson scored for the second straight
game to run his points streak to nine games, and Ivan Provorov,
Dante Fabbro, Kirill Marchenko and Dmitri Voronkov also
connected for Columbus. Zach Werenski's two assists extended his
points streak to eight games.
Connor Bedard had a power-play goal and assist for Chicago,
which dropped its second straight. Craig Smith and Nick Foligno
also scored power-play goals.
Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves in his sixth straight start. Petr
Mrazek blocked 30 shots.
Bedard, the NHL’s leading rookie scorer last season, has two
goals and two assists in three games after a 12-game
goal-scoring drought.
Takeaways
Blue Jackets: Johnson has four goals and three assists in five
games since returning from a shoulder injury that sidelined him
for 14 games. The fifth overall draft pick in 2021, Johnson
injured his left shoulder in February, underwent surgery, then
returned to start the season.
Blackhawks: Chicago scored first for the 14th time in 24 games
and had three power-play goals for the second time this season.
But at 8-14-2 and 18 points, Chicago is last in the NHL.
Key moment
When Chicago scored, Columbus responded. Bedard opened the
scoring 2:59; Provorov tied it 1:28 later. Smith tied it at
2-all 3 minutes into the second, then Monahan restored the Blue
Jackets' lead 1:50 later. Marchenko netted his 10th goal at
10:52 of the third, less than three minutes after Foligno cut
Columbus' lead to 4-3.
Key stat
Johnson has points in each of the nine games he’s played this
season, and six goals and six assists total.
Up next
The Blue Jackets play at Calgary on Tuesday. The Blackhawks
visit Toronto on Monday.
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