Columbus Starts Five-Game Road Trip In Chicago By Beating The Blackhawks 6-3

Ivan Provorov(2), Kent Johnson(6), Sean Monahan(8), Dante Fabbro(3), Kirill Marchenko(10), and Dmitri Voronkov(6) provided the offense for the CBJ in a 6-3 Jackets win, while Elvis Merzļikins made 28 saves in the win.

This game was filled with back-and-forth scoring action, starting with Connor Bedard's power-play goal in the early minutes of the game. Shortly after Bedard scored the game-opening goal, Ivan Provorov and Kent Johnson would score the next two goals to give the Jackets the lead. From there, the Blackhawks would be the ones playing catchup. The Blue Jackets would go on to score 4 of the next 6 goals to finish the Blackhawks off.

The Blue Jackets penalty kill was downright bad on Sunday, allowing three goals on six Chicago man advantages. Elvis Merzļikins faced 12 shots on the power play and surrendered three goals. If the Blue Jackets want to be successful, they need to be better on the PK. After today's game, they're 26th in the league with a 74% penalty kill. This was the first game in team history where they allowed three power-play goals and won on the road.

The Jackets will now leave for Western Canada and will then finish off the road trip in Winnipeg. This was a good start. They've now earned points in six straight games, have won 6 of 8, and have gone 6-3-1 in the last 10.

Sunday's "Donkey of the Day" was Dmitri Voronkov.

Final Stats

Player Stats

• Ivan Provorov scored his 2nd goal of the season.

• Kent Johnson scored his 6th of the season. He now has points in all 9 games he's played in this season.

• Damon Severson had three assists on the night.

• Sean Monahan got his 14th assist on the Provorov goal. He also scored his 8th goal.

• Cole Sillinger recorded his 11th and 12th assists.

• Zach Werenski got his 17th and 18th assists. His 8-game point streak is a team record for a defenseman.

• Dante Fabbro scored his 3rd of the season.

• Kirill Marchenko scored his 10th goal of the season. He now has 24 points in 23 games. He was also a plus-4.

• Dmitri Voronkov scored his 6th goal and had 17 PIMs.

• Elvis Merzļikins stopped 28 of 31 Blackhawks shots.

Team Stats

• The CBJ power play failed to score on two tries.

• The Jackets PK gave up three power-play goals to the Hawks.

• The Blue Jackets won 55.4% of the faceoffs.

• CBJ defensemen lead the league in goals by that unit.

What's Next - The Blue Jackets continue their five-game road trip as they visit the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

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