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Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks

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Pavel Mintyukov scores with 3:29 left to lift Ducks past Blue Jackets, 4-3

Zach Werenski scores goal for Blue Jackets

Mikael Granlund threaded a pass from the right circle to set up Merzlikins, and also scored. Jacob Trouba and Mason McTavish added goals to help the Ducks move back into first place in the Pacific Division.

Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal made 23 saves. He was pulled Friday night in an 8-3 loss to Dallas after he gave up four goals on seven shots in the first 14 1/2 minutes.

Dmitri Voronkov, Mason Marchment and Zach Werenski scored for Columbus. Merzlikins made 24 saves.

Werenski tied it at 3 with 7:16 left, taking a pass from Denton Mateychuk and snapping a shot from the left circle over Dostal’s right blocker. He has five goals in three games and 14 overall.

Werenski was injured when he blocked a shot with 2:11 left and struggled to get to the bench, the Blue Jackets taking a penalty for too many men on the ice that stifled any comeback hopes.

Columbus tied it at 2 when Marchment, acquired from the Seattle Kraken on Friday, redirected a waist-high, blue-line shot from Damon Severson past Dostal 3:39 into the second.

Anaheim took a 3-2 lead when fourth-line winger Ross Johnston slipped a pass from behind the Columbus net to McTavish, who snapped a shot from the slot over Merzlikins’s right shoulder with 6:24 left in the second.

Up next Ducks: Host Seattle on Monday night.

Blue Jackets: At Los Angeles on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:14 Mikael Granlund Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Olen Zellweger (10), Frank Vatrano (3)
Goal 1st Period 3:00 Jacob Trouba Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Ryan Poehling (11), Alex Killorn (9)
Goal 1st Period 5:54 Dmitri Voronkov Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Charlie Coyle (17), Zach Werenski (26)
Goal 2nd Period 3:39 Mason Marchment Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Damon Severson (8), Ivan Provorov (9)
Goal 2nd Period 13:36 Mason McTavish Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ross Johnston (8)
Goal 3rd Period 12:44 Zach Werenski Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Denton Mateychuk (7), Kent Johnson (8)
Goal 3rd Period 16:31 Pavel Mintyukov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (8), Radko Gudas (7)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 26
12 Hits 19
4 Takeaways 5
26 Shots 28
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 26
57.4 Faceoff Win Percent 42.6
15 Giveaways 16
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mason McTavish, C Day-To-Day Jan 22
Troy Terry, RW Injured Reserve Jan 19
Leo Carlsson, C Out Jan 16
Petr Mrazek, G Injured Reserve Jan 7
Frank Vatrano, RW Injured Reserve Dec 31
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dante Fabbro, D Out Jan 19
Miles Wood, LW Injured Reserve Jan 1

Game Information

Honda Center

Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 15,897 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 5 15 67 31
Pittsburgh 11 14 61 25
NY Islanders 5 18 59 27
Philadelphia 9 17 55 23
New Jersey 2 22 54 26
Washington 6 21 54 24
Columbus 7 20 53 23
NY Rangers 6 24 48 21

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 12 13 60 24
Edmonton 8 19 58 25
Anaheim 3 21 55 26
Seattle 9 18 53 22
San Jose 3 21 53 25
Los Angeles 13 16 53 20
Calgary 5 24 47 21
Vancouver 5 28 39 17
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