Vancouver Canucks vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Friday, March 28, 2025 · Nationwide Arena

VancouverCanucksAway

6–7

Final/SO

SOG 37–38

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SNP · FDSNOH

Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-6 in a shootout on Friday, March 28, 2025 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Canucks 38-37.

Boone Jenner scored twice and Aatu Räty scored twice. Linus Karlsson, Brock Boeser, Jake DeBrusk, Kirill Marchenko, Dante Fabbro, Tyler Myers, Denton Mateychuk and Mathieu Olivier also scored.

Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves on 37 shots for the win; Kevin Lankinen stopped 32 of 38.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
VAN	3	1	2	0	0	6	37
CBJ	0	3	3	0	1	7	38

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Linus Karlsson (2)Kiefer Sherwood (16), Conor Garland (26)1–008:51 VAN · PPG
Brock Boeser (24)Quinn Hughes (53), Pius Suter (18)2–010:35 VAN
Jake DeBrusk (24)Brock Boeser (22), Pius Suter (19)3–013:26 VAN · PPG

2nd period

Boone Jenner (3)Denton Mateychuk (5), Erik Gudbranson (1)3–100:34 CBJ
Kirill Marchenko (27)Sean Monahan (30), Dante Fabbro (13)Garland 1:49 into shift3–204:54 CBJ
Dante Fabbro (6)Cole Sillinger (21), Mathieu Olivier (12)3–308:44 CBJ
Tyler Myers (6)Kiefer Sherwood (17), Pius Suter (20)Johnson 1:49 into shift4–311:23 VAN · SHG

3rd period

Aatu Räty (4)Dakota Joshua (5), Quinn Hughes (54)Werenski 1:06 into shift5–306:42 VAN
Denton Mateychuk (4)Boone Jenner (10), Adam Fantilli (22)5–407:03 CBJ
Boone Jenner (4)Kirill Marchenko (38), Zach Werenski (50)5–516:46 CBJ · PPG
Mathieu Olivier (17)Dante Fabbro (14), Justin Danforth (10)5–617:08 CBJ
Aatu Räty (5)Dakota Joshua (6), Kiefer Sherwood (18)6–617:31 VAN

SO period

Kent JohnsonUnassisted6–700:00 CBJ

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:49

3–2 · 2nd 4:54 · Marchenko. VAN stayed on through an icing. Garland was 1:49 into his shift when it went in.

GoalVAN on iceCBJ on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 VAN

1st 8:51 · PP · Karlsson

Kunin 0:32

Fresh legsKunin 0:32

2–0 VAN

1st 10:35 · Boeser

Werenski 0:44

NormalWerenski 0:44

3–0 VAN

1st 13:26 · PP · DeBrusk

Jenner 0:43

NormalJenner 0:43

3–1 CBJ

2nd 0:34 · Jenner

Blueger 0:34

Fresh legsBlueger 0:34

3–2 CBJ

2nd 4:54 · Marchenko

Stuck out there: Garland 1:49

Stuck out thereGarland 1:49

3–3 CBJ

2nd 8:44 · Fabbro

Forbort 0:15

Fresh legsForbort 0:15

4–3 VAN

2nd 11:23 · SH · Myers

Stuck out there: Johnson 1:49

Stuck out thereJohnson 1:49

5–3 VAN

3rd 6:42 · Räty

Long shift: Werenski 1:06

Long shiftWerenski 1:06

5–4 CBJ

3rd 7:03 · Mateychuk

Hronek 0:49

NormalHronek 0:49

5–5 CBJ

3rd 16:46 · PP · Jenner

Myers 0:06

Fresh legsMyers 0:06

5–6 CBJ

3rd 17:08 · Olivier

Suter 0:28

Fresh legsSuter 0:28

6–6 VAN

3rd 17:31 · Räty

Werenski 0:55

NormalWerenski 0:55

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

VANCBJ

37Shots on goal38

32%Faceoff %68%

2/2Power play1/4

10Penalty minutes6

23Hits22

14Blocked shots12

13Giveaways15

4Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 07:33Sean Monahan · delaying game puck over glass2 min
1st 10:35Linus Karlsson · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
1st 10:35Dante Fabbro · roughing2 min
1st 10:35Linus Karlsson · roughing2 min
1st 12:43Damon Severson · tripping2 min
2nd 10:31Elias Pettersson · high sticking double minor4 min
3rd 16:40Linus Karlsson · tripping2 min

Season series

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters

24Pius SuterC	0	3	3	0	1	1	2	0	18	24:20
44Kiefer SherwoodL	0	3	3	+2	6	10	1	0	100	16:19
6Brock BoeserR	1	1	2	0	3	0	1	0	–	21:15
54Aatu RätyC	2	0	2	+1	2	1	0	0	53	12:27
81Dakota JoshuaC	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	–	12:58
43Quinn HughesD	0	2	2	-1	5	0	2	0	–	28:24
8Conor GarlandR	0	1	1	-3	4	0	1	0	–	18:48
74Jake DeBruskL	1	0	1	-2	4	0	1	0	–	20:20
94Linus KarlssonC	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	6	–	09:18
57Tyler MyersD	1	0	1	+2	3	0	3	0	–	22:41
18Drew O'ConnorL	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	–	14:34
23Jonathan LekkerimäkiR	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	10:25
53Teddy BluegerC	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	39	14:48
88Nils AmanC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	09:14
17Filip HronekD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	–	24:42
25Elias PetterssonD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	4	–	10:55
27Derek ForbortD	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	16:19
29Marcus PetterssonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	21:07

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Kevin LankinenG	O	38	32	6	.842	65:00
35Thatcher DemkoG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

38Boone JennerC	2	1	3	+1	6	2	0	0	67	21:30
15Dante FabbroD	1	2	3	+1	3	2	1	2	–	18:54
24Mathieu OlivierR	1	1	2	+1	1	3	0	0	–	11:40
86Kirill MarchenkoR	1	1	2	-2	2	1	0	0	–	21:26
5Denton MateychukD	1	1	2	+1	3	0	3	0	–	17:58
4Cole SillingerC	0	1	1	+1	3	0	1	0	83	14:50
17Justin DanforthR	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	58	13:39
19Adam FantilliC	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	0	60	19:40
23Sean MonahanC	0	1	1	-2	1	1	0	2	83	21:37
8Zach WerenskiD	0	1	1	-1	6	0	0	0	–	29:49
44Erik GudbransonD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	–	14:37
7Sean KuralyC	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	50	09:22
10Dmitri VoronkovL	0	0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	50	19:05
11Luke KuninC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	09:29
27Zachary Aston-ReeseC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	09:28
91Kent JohnsonC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	19:47
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	23:02
78Damon SeversonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	–	17:06

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40Daniil TarasovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
90Elvis MerzlikinsG	W	37	31	6	.838	65:00