Columbus Blue Jackets @ St. Louis Blues: 1/30/24 Game Recap

Aside from a fight involving Blue Jackets' Mathieu Olivier and Blues' Tyler Tucker and a goal scored by Boone Jenner in period two that was quickly reversed, this game had little action for the first forty minutes. But then, at 4:11, number 10 would score number twelve of his season; for those unsure of numbers, that would be Dmitri Voronkov! With a pass that could've fooled most NHL Goalies, Zach Werenski does more than just gain his twenty-seventh assist this season; he scores number 193 as a Blue Jacket. This number allows him to take the rank of third overall most in the franchise, topping former Jacket and Captain Nick Foligno. In addition, with the secondary assist, Johnny Gaudreau hits a cool twenty-five. And then there were 15:49 left until the Blue Jackets completed their FIRST shutout this season! A well-earned and long-time coming perfect game for Elvis Merzlikins and the Blue Jackets! Oh, let's go into the All-Star break on that note, folks! So, a road shutout gives the Blue Jackets two points tonight and five total with a 2-2-1 trip in the books, not bad. 

With this, I wish our Captain, Boone Jenner, an unforgettable All-Star Game. I'll do a short post about his performance there this weekend. As for the Blue Jackets, it's a long wait until they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning here on February 10th next month. That game will start at 7:00 p.m. 

GO CBJ!



Source:

Jeff Svoboda (JacketsInsider on X)

"That's the 193rd assist of Zach Werenski's #CBJ career, breaking a tie with Nick Foligno for third in franchise history."

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