COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gustav Nyquist scored two short-handed targets, Joonas Korpisalo created 26 will save and the Columbus Blue Jackets ended a seven-sport losing streak with a 4-1 acquire in excess of the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gustav Nyquist scored two small-handed targets, Joonas Korpisalo built 26 will save and the Columbus Blue Jackets finished a 7-video game losing streak with a 4-1 get around the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
Emil Bemstrom and Kirill Marchenko scored for the Blue Jackets. Johnny Gaudreau experienced two helps for his 13th help in December, tying a franchise document set by Artemi Panarin in 2017.
“We essential this for confident,” Nyquist mentioned. “We’d shed a handful of in a row and to be able to go into the new yr below with a gain is nice.”
Andreas Athanasiou scored and Alex Stalock manufactured 34 saves for the Blackhawks, who have one particular gain in 12 games — and that was versus the Blue Jackets on Dec. 23.
“It was probably one of our worst performances of the year,” Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson mentioned of Saturday’s loss. “Just disconnected. “We’ve had a couple of those people this 12 months, not a lot of.
“Our men, I have acquired to give them credit, they thrust right up until the end most nights. Tonight, we ended up just annoyed.”
Nyquist scored the go-in advance aim in the second period and into an vacant web with 39 seconds remaining in the activity.
This was the rematch in the “Bedard Bowl”: Connor Bedard is the generational player for Regina of the Western Hockey League and is predicted to be the No. 1 select in the 2023 NHL draft. The Blackhawks are last in the NHL with 20 factors, four much less than the Blue Jackets.
Columbus had not missing 8 straight in regulation since the get started of the 2015-16 year.
Athanasiou gave Chicago a 1- guide at 11:33 of the initially interval. But Bemstrom tied it 1 at 8:40 of the very first period of time off a feed by Gaudreau.
Bemstrom has two objectives in two online games given that his connect with-up from Cleveland of the American Hockey League.
“When you’re just taking pleasure in hockey and owning pleasurable you get self esteem,” Bemstrom stated.
Nyquist manufactured it 2-1 at 3:50 of the next time period with a short-handed aim prior to Marchenko upped the direct to 3-1 with three seconds remaining in the next.
The rookie has four aims in eight game titles due to the fact his second get in touch with-up from Cleveland and five goals in 12 online games for the Blue Jackets.
Chicago was outshot 14-5 in the second time period.
“Stalock manufactured some serious unbelievable saves to retain us in the sport,” Athanasiou claimed. “It would have been awesome to assistance him out much more but he was enormous back again there.”
OFF THE ICE
Blue Jackets ahead Patrik Laine sat his next straight recreation when in COVID-19 protocol. He has missed 14 online games this year simply because of injury and ailment. … Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins replaced Daniil Tarasov as the backup. Tarasov was hit in the mask with a shot throughout practice Friday. Merzlikins skipped the previous a few games although recovering from COVID-19.
Shifting FORTUNES
On New Year’s Eve 2016, the Blue Jackets put their 14-sport winning streak on the line at Minnesota, winners of 12 straight. The activity was the initially in any of the four major North American skilled sports activities leagues with each individual team on a successful streak of at least 12 game titles, according to Elias Sports activities Bureau. The Blue Jackets received 4-2 for their 15th of an eventual get streak of 16 video games.
Precisely 6 a long time later on, the Blue Jackets essential to defeat Chicago to prevent tying the Blackhawks for the fewest factors in the NHL.
UP Following
Chicago: Hosts San Jose on Sunday.
Columbus: At Ottawa on Tuesday.
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Craig Merz, The Connected Press