National Hockey League
Columbus 6, Chicago 3
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 1, 2024
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brandon Grillo
Attendance: 17393

Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who extended their point streak to six games with a 6-3 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

Damon Severson tallied three assists while Cole Sillinger and Zach Werenski each had two for the Blue Jackets, who are 5-0-1 in their past six games. Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves.

Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist and Petr Mrazek made 30 saves for the Blackhawks, who have lost six of eight.

Bedard connected on the power play to give Chicago a 1-0 lead at 2:59 of the first period. Ryan Donato collected a rebound in the slot and sent a short feed to Bedard in the left circle.

Ivan Provorov tied it 1-1 at 4:27. Monahan dropped a short pass back to Provorov, who snapped it from above the right circle blocker side past a screened Mrazek at 4:27.

Kent Johnson put Columbus in front 2-1 at 11:23 with a one-timer from the right circle that beat Mrazek short side.

The Blackhawks' power play converted again to tie it 2-2 three minutes into the second period, with Craig Smith in the slot to redirect Taylor Hall's shot inside the right post.

Chicago had a chance to pull ahead less than 30 seconds later, but Merzlikins stretched for a toe save on Lukas Reichel's shot off the rush.

The Blue Jackets regained the lead soon after, when Monahan fired a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot under Mrazek's right arm at 4:50 to make it 3-2.

Dante Fabbro used Blackhawks defenseman Alec Martinez as a screen when he snapped a shot from the right circle off the rush to extend it to 4-2 at 3:08 of the third period.

Nick Foligno narrowed it to 4-3 at 8:08 with another power-play goal, tipping Teuvo Teravainen's shot-pass on the doorstep on a 5-on-3 advantage.

Kirill Marchenko intercepted Wyatt Kaiser's clearing attempt and fired it from high in the right circle into the far side to make it 5-3 Columbus at 10:52.

Dmitri Voronkov scored an empty-net goal from his own end at 18:31 for the 6-3 final.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Columbus   Chicago
Damon Severson 3 Points Connor Bedard 2
Sean Monahan 1 Goals Connor Bedard 1
Damon Severson 3 Assists Connor Bedard 1
N/A Power Play Goals Connor Bedard 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Elvis Merzlikins .903 Save Percentage Petr Mrazek .857
Elvis Merzlikins 28 Saves Petr Mrazek 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Columbus 36 6 0-2 3-6 27 36
Chicago 31 3 3-6 2-2 9 29
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .111 after a win and .467 after a loss.
  • Columbus will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .538 after a loss.