National Hockey League
Columbus 6, San Jose 5
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees: Michael Markovic, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Dan Kelly
Attendance: 10127

Johnny Gaudreau scored at 4:17 of overtime to cap a five-point night and lead the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets to a wild 6-5 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.

Gaudreau took Patrik Laine's pass from behind the net at the bottom of the right circle and roofed a wrist shot past Kaapo Kahkonen for his second goal of the game and highlight the third five-point game of his career.

Boone Jenner scored twice and Kent Johnson and Liam Foudy also scored goals for Columbus, which snapped a four-game losing streak (0-3-1). Gavin Bayreuther and Laine each added two assists while Daniil Tarasov made 27 saves and also had an assist on Johnson's power-play goal.

Logan Couture had a goal and two assists, Alexander Barabanov had a goal and an assist and William Eklund, Kevin Labanc and Nikolai Knyzhov also scored goals for San Jose, which lost its fourth straight (0-3-1). Tomas Hertl and Derrick Pouliot each had two assists while Kahkonen finished with 42 saves.

Barabanov gave San Jose a 1-0 lead at the 8:00 mark of the first period when he backhanded in a rebound of a Couture shot from the bottom of the right circle for his 14th goal of the season.

Gaudreau tied it five minutes later when he flipped in a rebound of a Laine shot past Kahkonen's blocker side.

The Blue Jackets scored twice in the first 5:28 of the second period to take a 3-1 lead. Johnson got the first goal, his 14th, on a power play when he squeaked a wrist shot from the bottom of the left circle through Kahkonen's pads. Jenner followed when he slammed home a rebound of a Gaudreau shot.

Eklund cut it to 3-2 with a backhanded rebound into an open net for his first career NHL goal. It also was San Jose's first shot in 22:24 following Barabanov's goal.

Jenner made it 4-2 with his second goal of the game and 22nd of the season with a spinning wrist shot from the high slot. Jenner cut it to 4-3 with a long wrist shot from the top of the left circle off the far post with 0.7 seconds left in the period.

Foudy extended the Columbus lead to two goals at the 2:20 mark of the third period, sending a wrist shot from the left circle past Kahkonen's blocker off a Mathieu Olivier crossing pass. But the Sharks closed within 5-4 on Labanc's first goal in 17 games at the 5:53 mark.

Knyzhov, who missed the entire 2021-22 season with a groin injury and the start of this season with a torn right Achilles, tied it midway through the period with a wrist shot from the left circle over Tarasov's glove for his first goal since April 12, 2021. He was playing in his fifth game of the 2022-23 campaign.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Columbus   San Jose
Johnny Gaudreau 5 Points Logan Couture 3
Johnny Gaudreau 2 Goals Logan Couture 1
Johnny Gaudreau 3 Assists Logan Couture 2
Kent Johnson 1 Power Play Goals Alexander Barabanov 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Daniil Tarasov .844 Save Percentage Kaapo Kahkonen .875
Daniil Tarasov 27 Saves Kaapo Kahkonen 42
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Columbus 48 6 1-3 2-3 6 32
San Jose 32 5 1-3 2-3 4 35
Upcoming Games
  • San Jose will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Sharks have a W/L % of .211 after a win and .306 after a loss.
  • Columbus will play their next game on the road against Los Angeles. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .370 after a loss.