Seattle Kraken vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Saturday, March 21, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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2–5

Final

SOG 17–28

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Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Kraken 28-17.

Goals came from Danton Heinen, Damon Severson, Mathieu Olivier, Vince Dunn, Kaapo Kakko, Kent Johnson and Cole Sillinger.

Elvis Merzlikins made 15 saves on 17 shots for the win; Joey Daccord stopped 23 of 27.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
SEA	1	1	0	2	17
CBJ	3	1	1	5	28

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Danton Heinen (5)Boone Jenner (22), Zach Werenski (53)0–102:48 CBJ
Damon Severson (7)Cole Sillinger (24), Zach Werenski (54)Oleksiak 1:15 into shift0–208:58 CBJ
Mathieu Olivier (14)Cole Sillinger (25), Zach Werenski (55)0–315:16 CBJ
Vince Dunn (11)Kaapo Kakko (19), Frederick Gaudreau (16)1–316:17 SEA

2nd period

Kaapo Kakko (11)Eeli Tolvanen (23), Brandon Montour (20)2–308:31 SEA · PPG
Kent Johnson (7)Conor Garland (20), Adam Fantilli (31)2–409:33 CBJ

3rd period

Cole Sillinger (7)Mathieu Olivier (11)2–517:34 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+

1:15

0–2 · 1st 8:58 · Severson. Oleksiak was 1:15 into his shift when it went in.

GoalSEA on iceCBJ on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 CBJ

1st 2:48 · Heinen

Melanson 0:50

NormalMelanson 0:50

0–2 CBJ

1st 8:58 · Severson

Long shift: Oleksiak 1:15

Long shiftOleksiak 1:15

0–3 CBJ

1st 15:16 · Olivier

Melanson 0:27

Fresh legsMelanson 0:27

1–3 SEA

1st 16:17 · Dunn

Gudbranson 0:38

Fresh legsGudbranson 0:38

2–3 SEA

2nd 8:31 · PP · Kakko

Jenner 0:28

Fresh legsJenner 0:28

2–4 CBJ

2nd 9:33 · Johnson

Nyman 0:14

Fresh legsNyman 0:14

2–5 CBJ

3rd 17:34 · EN · Sillinger

Montour 1:02

Empty netMontour 1:02

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 (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

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

Team stats

SEACBJ

17Shots on goal28

43%Faceoff %57%

1/1Power play0/3

6Penalty minutes2

14Hits15

13Blocked shots13

19Giveaways10

4Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 18:09Brandon Montour · hooking2 min
2nd 04:13Kaapo Kakko · slashing2 min
2nd 07:00Kent Johnson · high sticking2 min
2nd 10:58Jamie Oleksiak · tripping2 min

Season series

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters

84Kaapo KakkoR	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	–	14:58
20Eeli TolvanenR	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	–	15:39
89Frederick GaudreauC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	36	17:57
29Vince DunnD	1	0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	–	21:21
62Brandon MontourD	0	1	1	-3	1	1	1	2	–	17:30
7Jordan EberleR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	100	16:10
9Chandler StephensonC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	43	20:13
10Matty BeniersC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	27	16:27
27Berkly CattonC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50	14:12
38Jani NymanR	0	0	0	-4	0	2	0	0	–	08:15
51Shane WrightC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	83	13:37
59Ben MeyersC	0	0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	–	11:21
63Jacob MelansonR	0	0	0	-3	1	3	1	0	–	09:06
74Bobby McMannC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	16:58
6Adam LarssonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	24:45
24Jamie OleksiakD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	–	18:01
41Ryker EvansD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	–	18:18
55Ryan LindgrenD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	19:45

Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35Joey DaccordG	L	27	23	4	.852	59:27

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

4Cole SillingerC	1	2	3	+3	5	1	2	0	100	13:59
8Zach WerenskiD	0	3	3	+4	4	0	0	0	–	24:07
24Mathieu OlivierR	1	1	2	+3	2	6	0	0	–	14:14
19Adam FantilliC	0	1	1	+1	1	3	0	0	64	18:54
38Boone JennerC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	29	12:20
43Danton HeinenL	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	10:46
83Conor GarlandR	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	14:39
91Kent JohnsonC	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	–	15:52
78Damon SeversonD	1	0	1	+3	2	0	0	0	–	21:19
3Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	+3	3	1	1	0	58	17:31
17Mason MarchmentL	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	100	19:22
21Isac LundeströmC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	09:31
23Sean MonahanC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	67	16:23
86Kirill MarchenkoR	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	19:06
5Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	16:01
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	0	–	22:41
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	15:18
44Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	–	16:26

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73Jet GreavesG		0	0	0	–	00:00
90Elvis MerzlikinsG	W	17	15	2	.882	60:00