Seattle Kraken vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Thursday, January 9, 2025 · Nationwide Arena

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2–6

Final

SOG 31–24

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Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at Nationwide Arena. The Kraken outshot the Blue Jackets 31-24.

Eeli Tolvanen scored twice. Sean Kuraly, Luca Del Bel Belluz, Zach Werenski, Denton Mateychuk, Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko also scored.

Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win; Philipp Grubauer stopped 14 of 19.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
SEA	1	0	1	2	31
CBJ	1	4	1	6	24

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Sean Kuraly (4)Ivan Provorov (16), Mathieu Olivier (7)Oleksiak 1:08 into shift0–111:58 CBJ
Eeli Tolvanen (9)Shane Wright (11), Jared McCann (17)1–112:08 SEA

2nd period

Luca Del Bel Belluz (1)James van Riemsdyk (7), Damon Severson (12)Montour 2:30 into shift1–203:29 CBJ
Zach Werenski (13)Adam Fantilli (11), Dmitri Voronkov (12)Larsson 1:19 into shift1–310:53 CBJ
Denton Mateychuk (1)James van Riemsdyk (8), Luca Del Bel Belluz (1)1–412:27 CBJ
Kent Johnson (11)Zach Werenski (35), Dante Fabbro (7)Montour 1:16 into shift1–515:45 CBJ

3rd period

Eeli Tolvanen (10)Chandler Stephenson (22), Brandon Montour (15)Fabbro 1:03 into shift2–508:44 SEA
Kirill Marchenko (18)Denton Mateychuk (2)2–619:31 CBJ · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:30

1–2 · 2nd 3:29 · Del Bel Belluz. Montour was 2:30 into his shift when it went in.

GoalSEA on iceCBJ on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 CBJ

1st 11:58 · Kuraly

Long shift: Oleksiak 1:08

Long shiftOleksiak 1:08

1–1 SEA

1st 12:08 · Tolvanen

Provorov 0:33

Fresh legsProvorov 0:33

1–2 CBJ

2nd 3:29 · Del Bel Belluz

Stuck out there: Montour 2:30

Stuck out thereMontour 2:30

1–3 CBJ

2nd 10:53 · Werenski

Long shift: Larsson 1:19

Long shiftLarsson 1:19

1–4 CBJ

2nd 12:27 · Mateychuk

Oleksiak 0:51

NormalOleksiak 0:51

1–5 CBJ

2nd 15:45 · Johnson

Long shift: Montour 1:16

Long shiftMontour 1:16

2–5 SEA

3rd 8:44 · Tolvanen

Long shift: Fabbro 1:03

Long shiftFabbro 1:03

2–6 CBJ

3rd 19:31 · EN · Marchenko

Montour 3:23

Empty netMontour 3:23

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

SEACBJ

31Shots on goal24

55%Faceoff %45%

0/3Power play0/1

2Penalty minutes6

16Hits7

14Blocked shots23

15Giveaways16

5Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 16:02Jared McCann · cross checking2 min
1st 19:43Mikael Pyyhtia · tripping2 min
3rd 11:10Dante Fabbro · interference2 min
3rd 17:09Owen Sillinger · hooking2 min

Season series

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters

20Eeli TolvanenR	2	0	2	+1	2	9	0	0	–	15:40
9Chandler StephensonC	0	1	1	-2	2	0	0	0	67	18:28
19Jared McCannL	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	2	50	16:57
51Shane WrightC	0	1	1	+1	1	2	1	0	50	15:31
62Brandon MontourD	0	1	1	-4	6	0	2	0	–	24:16
10Matty BeniersC	0	0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	50	20:17
12Tye KartyeL	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	–	08:52
13Brandon TanevL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	12:21
17Jaden SchwartzC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	19:54
22Oliver BjorkstrandR	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	–	16:28
67Mitchell StephensC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	60	09:11
84Kaapo KakkoR	0	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	–	18:00
95Andre BurakovskyL	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	–	13:44
6Adam LarssonD	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	–	18:29
24Jamie OleksiakD	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	–	14:25
28Josh MahuraD	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	13:53
29Vince DunnD	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	–	25:40
41Ryker EvansD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	19:12

Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG	L	19	14	5	.737	35:45
35Joey DaccordG		4	4	0	1.000	20:57

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

21James van RiemsdykL	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	–	11:18
65Luca Del Bel BelluzC	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	54	11:16
5Denton MateychukD	1	1	2	+2	2	0	6	0	–	19:14
8Zach WerenskiD	1	1	2	+1	3	0	1	0	–	25:34
7Sean KuralyC	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	40	16:27
10Dmitri VoronkovL	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	–	17:52
19Adam FantilliC	0	1	1	+2	1	0	0	0	41	18:41
24Mathieu OlivierR	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	–	16:16
86Kirill MarchenkoR	1	0	1	+2	3	0	1	0	100	17:15
91Kent JohnsonC	1	0	1	+2	1	0	0	0	–	12:39
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	0	–	22:08
15Dante FabbroD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	4	2	–	23:45
78Damon SeversonD	0	1	1	+1	3	0	0	0	–	14:35
12Owen SillingerC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	40	13:09
27Zachary Aston-ReeseC	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	16:01
62Kevin LabancR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	10:52
82Mikael PyyhtiaL	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	–	13:32
2Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	–	13:26

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40Daniil TarasovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
90Elvis MerzlikinsG	W	31	29	2	.935	60:00