San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets

· National Hockey League

San Jose Sharks

33-31-7

Final
3 - 2

Columbus Blue Jackets

38-24-11

Sharks score late, rally past Blue Jackets 3-2 to snap six-game skid

San Jose Sharks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

The Sharks snapped a six-game losing streak and moved within four points of Nashville for the second Western Conference wild-card spot.

Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist, and Will Smith added two assists. Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves for San Jose.

Denton Mateychuk and Cole Sillinger scored for Columbus, which slipped into the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Elvis Merzlikins made 33 saves.

Columbus took the lead 31 seconds into the game on Mateychuk’s wrist shot from the right circle—the fastest goal of the Blue Jackets’ season. It was the team’s 55th goal by a defenseman this year, a franchise record and the most in the NHL.

Chernyshov tied it off a neutral-zone turnover with 2:33 left in the first period.

Sillinger restored a 2-1 lead for Columbus with 7:51 remaining in the second, before Celebrini tied it again 57 seconds into the third, scoring three seconds into a power play to snap a six-game scoring slump. Chernyshov then put San Jose ahead for good.

Blue Jackets forward Dmitri Voronkov left in the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Up next Sharks: Host St. Louis on Monday.

Blue Jackets: Host Boston on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

SJ wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 0:31	Denton Mateychuk Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fantilli (33)
Goal	1st Period 17:17	Igor Chernyshov Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (27)
Goal	2nd Period 12:09	Cole Sillinger Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (20)
Goal	3rd Period 0:57	Macklin Celebrini Goal (36) Slap Shot, assists: Dmitry Orlov (27), Alexander Wennberg (32)
Goal	3rd Period 18:35	Igor Chernyshov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (28), Macklin Celebrini (62)

Statistics

SJ		CBJ
8	Blocked Shots	11
16	Hits	17
4	Takeaways	6
36	Shots	24
1	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	1
50.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
28	Faceoffs Won	31
47.5	Faceoff Win Percent	52.5
25	Giveaways	12
1	Total Penalties	2
2	Penalty Minutes	4

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE

San Jose Sharks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Igor Chernyshov, LW	Injured Reserve	Oct 28
Alexander Wennberg, C	Injured Reserve	Oct 28
Quentin Musty, LW	Injured Reserve	Sep 28
Kyle Keyser, G	Injured Reserve	Sep 28