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St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Werenski, Monahan lift Blue Jackets past Blues 3–2 for fourth straight win

Zach Werenski lights the lamp

Charlie Coyle also scored for his fifth point in the last two games and Jet Greaves made 37 saves, including 17 in the final period. The Blue Jackets have won six of their last seven games.

Justin Faulk and Nick Bjugstad scored in the Blues' seventh straight loss. Joel Hofer finished with 32 saves.

Faulk opened the scoring on St. Louis' first shot of the game, beating Greaves at 3:37 of the first period. That lead last just 1:01 before Coyle got the equalizer off the rebound of Cole Sillinger’s shot.

Werenski gave the Blue Jackets a lead with his wrister from the right circle with 8:05 left in the second period — scoring for the third straight game — and then assisted on Monahan’s power-play goal at 5:07 of the third. Monahan has 264 goals and 336 assists in 829 games.

The Blues pulled within one when Boone Jenner’s clearing attempt ended up with Bjugstad, who beat Greaves from the slot at 9:48.

Up next Blues: Host Edmonton on Monday.

Blue Jackets: Visit the New York Islanders on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CBJ lead series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:37 Justin Faulk Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Oskar Sundqvist (5), Dylan Holloway (4)
Goal 1st Period 4:38 Charlie Coyle Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Cole Sillinger (4), Ivan Provorov (3)
Goal 2nd Period 11:55 Zach Werenski Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Denton Mateychuk (2)
Goal 3rd Period 5:07 Sean Monahan Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Zach Werenski (6), Kirill Marchenko (6)
Goal 3rd Period 9:48 Nick Bjugstad Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 13
21 Hits 14
4 Takeaways 2
39 Shots 35
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 25
55.4 Faceoff Win Percent 44.6
14 Giveaways 15
4 Total Penalties 3
11 Penalty Minutes 9

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 17,130 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 55 16 121 11
Dallas 50 20 112 12
Minnesota 46 24 104 12
Utah 43 33 92 6
St. Louis 37 33 86 12
Nashville 38 34 86 10
Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
Chicago 29 39 72 14

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 53 22 113 7
Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
Washington 43 30 95 9
Columbus 40 30 92 12
NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
New Jersey 42 37 87 3
NY Rangers 34 39 77 9
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