Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Seattle Kraken

31-29-9

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Columbus Blue Jackets

37-21-11

Blue Jackets extend point streak to 12, beat Kraken 5-2

Danton Heinen, Damon Severson and Mathieu Olivier scored in the opening frame, and Zach Werenski assisted on all three. Cole Sillinger had a goal and two assists, Kent Johnson added a goal, and Elvis Merzlikins made 15 saves as Columbus won its fourth straight.

Kaapo Kakko had a goal and an assist, and Vince Dunn also scored for Seattle, which has lost three straight and fell two points behind Nashville for the final Western Conference wild-card spot. Joey Daccord stopped 23 shots.

Heinen opened the scoring 2:48 into the game before Severson made it 2-0 at 8:58 with a shot from the left circle — the 52nd goal by a Blue Jackets defenseman this season, setting a franchise record.

Olivier pushed it to 3-0 at 15:16 of the first before Dunn cut it to 3-1 late in the period.

Kakko’s power-play goal at 8:31 of the second pulled Seattle within one, but Johnson answered 62 seconds later and snapped a 12-game goal drought. Adam Fantilli’s assist extended his point streak to six games.

Sillinger added an empty-net goal with 2:26 remaining.

Eeli Tolvanen added an assist in his return for Seattle after missing two games with an upper-body injury. Jared McCann was a late scratch with a lower-body injury.

Up next Kraken: Visit Florida on Tuesday.

Blue Jackets: Visit the New York Islanders on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CBJ win series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 2:48	Danton Heinen Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (22), Zach Werenski (53)
Goal	1st Period 8:58	Damon Severson Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Cole Sillinger (24), Zach Werenski (54)
Goal	1st Period 15:16	Mathieu Olivier Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Sillinger (25), Zach Werenski (55)
Goal	1st Period 16:17	Vince Dunn Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Kaapo Kakko (19), Freddy Gaudreau (16)
Goal	2nd Period 8:31	Kaapo Kakko Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Eeli Tolvanen (23), Brandon Montour (20)
Goal	2nd Period 9:33	Kent Johnson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Conor Garland (20), Adam Fantilli (31)
Goal	3rd Period 17:34	Cole Sillinger Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathieu Olivier (11)

Statistics

SEA		CBJ
13	Blocked Shots	13
14	Hits	15
4	Takeaways	5
17	Shots	28
1	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	3
100.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
21	Faceoffs Won	28
42.9	Faceoff Win Percent	57.1
19	Giveaways	10
3	Total Penalties	1
6	Penalty Minutes	2

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE

Seattle Kraken Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Curtis Douglas, C	Day-To-Day	Nov 3
Jared McCann, LW	Injured Reserve	Oct 25
Jacob Melanson, RW	Injured Reserve	Oct 10
Ryan Lindgren, D	Injured Reserve	Oct 8
Jake O'Brien, C	Injured Reserve	Sep 30