Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Kilian McNamara, CJ Murray
Attendance: 18323
Defensemen Damon Severson and Zach Werenski both scored twice as the Columbus Blue Jackets delivered a blow to Philadelphia's playoff chances, topping the visiting Flyers 6-2 on Saturday night.
Defensemen Erik Gudbranson and Nick Blankenburg also scored and Werenski added an assist for Columbus (26-39-12, 64 points), which won for just the fourth time in 14 games (4-8-2). Johnny Gaudreau had a pair of assists.
Jet Greaves made 37 saves for his second victory of the season.
Olle Lycksell and Adam Ginning responded for the Flyers (36-31-11, 83 points). Philadelphia is winless in seven straight (0-5-2) and fell outside of the playoff picture with Saturday's loss.
Samuel Ersson stopped 27 shots.
Werenski gave the Jackets a 5-1 lead midway through the third, sailing a shot through traffic for his eighth goal of the season on a power play.
The Blue Jackets blue-liner added his second of the night 57 seconds later, tapping in the rebound off Carson Meyer's shot.
Ginning pulled the Flyers to within four, beating a screened Greaves at 15:08 of the third for his first NHL goal.
The Jackets outscored the Flyers 2-1 in the middle period and held a 4-1 lead heading to the third.
Severson one-timed a Gaudreau pass short-side past Ersson for his second of the night and ninth of the season at 8:23 of the middle frame.
Lycksell got the Flyers on the board with 5:28 remaining in the second, tipping in a Garnet Hathaway pass for his first career NHL goal.
The Blue Jackets responded 48 seconds later as Blankenburg's shot beat a screened Ersson glove-side for his first of the season.
Columbus outshot Philadelphia 14-10 and led 2-0 after 20 minutes.
Gudbranson opened the scoring at 12:08 of the first period, getting his point shot through a screened Ersson for his sixth of the season.
Columbus doubled its lead with 1:06 remaining in the period when Severson one-timed a Werenski pass past Ersson for his eighth of the season.
With the victory, the Blue Jackets earned a split of the four-game season series against the Flyers.
--Field Level Media
| Philadelphia | Columbus | |
| Adam Ginning 1 | Points | Zach Werenski 3 |
| Adam Ginning 1 | Goals | Zach Werenski 2 |
| Ronnie Attard 1 | Assists | Johnny Gaudreau 2 |
| N/A | Power Play Goals | Zach Werenski 1 |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Samuel Ersson .818 | Save Percentage | Jet Greaves .949 |
| Samuel Ersson 27 | Saves | Jet Greaves 37 |
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| Philadelphia | 39 | 2 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 6 | 30 |
| Columbus | 33 | 6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 30 |
- Columbus will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .154 after a win and .431 after a loss.
- Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Flyers have a W/L % of .486 after a win and .439 after a loss.