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Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Seattle Kraken
31-29-9
Final
2 - 5
Columbus Blue Jackets
37-21-11

Blue Jackets extend point streak to 12, beat Kraken 5-2

Cole Sillinger tallies goal vs. Kraken

Danton Heinen, Damon Severson and Mathieu Olivier scored in the opening frame, and Zach Werenski assisted on all three. Cole Sillinger had a goal and two assists, Kent Johnson added a goal, and Elvis Merzlikins made 15 saves as Columbus won its fourth straight.

Kaapo Kakko had a goal and an assist, and Vince Dunn also scored for Seattle, which has lost three straight and fell two points behind Nashville for the final Western Conference wild-card spot. Joey Daccord stopped 23 shots.

Heinen opened the scoring 2:48 into the game before Severson made it 2-0 at 8:58 with a shot from the left circle — the 52nd goal by a Blue Jackets defenseman this season, setting a franchise record.

Olivier pushed it to 3-0 at 15:16 of the first before Dunn cut it to 3-1 late in the period.

Kakko’s power-play goal at 8:31 of the second pulled Seattle within one, but Johnson answered 62 seconds later and snapped a 12-game goal drought. Adam Fantilli’s assist extended his point streak to six games.

Sillinger added an empty-net goal with 2:26 remaining.

Eeli Tolvanen added an assist in his return for Seattle after missing two games with an upper-body injury. Jared McCann was a late scratch with a lower-body injury.

Up next Kraken: Visit Florida on Tuesday.

Blue Jackets: Visit the New York Islanders on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CBJ win series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:48 Danton Heinen Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (22), Zach Werenski (53)
Goal 1st Period 8:58 Damon Severson Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Cole Sillinger (24), Zach Werenski (54)
Goal 1st Period 15:16 Mathieu Olivier Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Sillinger (25), Zach Werenski (55)
Goal 1st Period 16:17 Vince Dunn Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Kaapo Kakko (19), Freddy Gaudreau (16)
Goal 2nd Period 8:31 Kaapo Kakko Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Eeli Tolvanen (23), Brandon Montour (20)
Goal 2nd Period 9:33 Kent Johnson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Conor Garland (20), Adam Fantilli (31)
Goal 3rd Period 17:34 Cole Sillinger Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathieu Olivier (11)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 13
14 Hits 15
4 Takeaways 5
17 Shots 28
1 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
100.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 28
42.9 Faceoff Win Percent 57.1
19 Giveaways 10
3 Total Penalties 1
6 Penalty Minutes 2
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Apr 17
Joey Daccord, G Out Apr 16
Jaden Schwartz, C Out Apr 16
Matt Murray, G Out Apr 16
Max McCormick, LW Out Sep 30

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 18,864 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 17 26 95 39
Edmonton 11 30 93 41
Anaheim 6 33 92 43
Los Angeles 20 27 90 35
San Jose 8 35 86 39
Seattle 11 37 79 34
Calgary 9 39 77 34
Vancouver 8 49 58 25

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 7 22 113 53
Pittsburgh 16 25 98 41
Philadelphia 12 27 98 43
Washington 9 30 95 43
Columbus 12 30 92 40
NY Islanders 5 34 91 43
New Jersey 3 37 87 42
NY Rangers 9 39 77 34
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