Blue Jackets Score Three Power Play Goals To Smother Boston; Record 11th Win At Home

Sean Monahan(12, 13), Adam Fantilli(7), Dmitri Voronkov(11, 12), and Kirill Marchenko(14) powered the Blue Jackets offense, while Elvis Merzļikins made 24 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets crushed the Bruins for the second time this season.

The story of this game was the Columbus special teams. Dmitri Voronkov scored a pair of power-play goals, and Sean Monahan scored another for a perfect three-for-three night for the CBJ man advantage. The Jackets' PK also killed two Boston power plays as well. The Jackets PK has been just as hot as their PP. The Jackets' powerplay has now gone 10 for its last 30 (30%), and the PK has killed off 14 of the last 15 power plays it's faced (93.3%). Yeah, they're hot.

Zach Werenski had four assists on the night as he continues his quest to not only be the best player on the team but to be in the Norris conversation throughout the year. He now sits in third among all NHL defensemen in points with 39, 1st in goals with 11, and 4th in assists with 28.

Kirill Marchenko continues to rack up points as well. With 40 points on the season, he now has the second most points through 36 games in team history. He also has 13 points in the last 7 games and is a plus-17 on the year. He's only two points shy of his career high of 42, which he set last season. He's also just 9 goals shy of his career-high as well. He only has one power-play goal on the season, so imagine if he ever gets clicking in that part of his game.

The Jackets are now 15-15-6 with 36 points. They're 5th in the Metro and sit two points behind the second wildcard spot.

Final Stats

Player Stats

• Sean Monahan scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season.

• Adam Fantilli scored his 7th of the season.

• Dmitri Voronkov scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season, both of which were on the power play. He also had an assist.

• Kirill Marchenko scored his team-leading 14th goal. He had 2 assists as well.

• Zach Werenski recorded 4 assists against Boston. He became the second CBJ player to record multiple four-assist games.

• Elvis Merzļikins made 24 saves on 26 Bruins shots.

Team Stats

• The Jackets power play was perfect on Friday night going 3-for-3. They've now scored power-play goals in 8 of the last 10 games, going 10 for their last 30.

• The Blue Jackets power play was also perfect, stopping Boston on both of their man advantages.

• Columbus won 44.4% of the faceoffs.

• The Jackets scored 6 or more goals for the 8th time this season, and 6th time at home.

What's Next - The Blue Jackets are in Boston tonight to face the Bruins for the third and final time this season.

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