The Blue Jackets 'mucked' it up with Tortorella's Flyers to win by shootout on Marchenko's borrowed move from Texier: 3 takeaways

Columbus Blue Jackets alternate captain Zach Werenski is leading the NHL in goals among defensemen this season.

Philadelphia now has just one win in eight attempts in the second game of back-to-back situations. Tippett connected on a shot from the top of the circles for his 13th goal of the season. Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov took the loss. The Blue Jackets’ Daniil Tarasov got the win.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to stretch their winning streak to six games when they play host to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

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Fedotov made some dazzling saves to help the Flyers earn a hard-won point against Columbus — another data point in a growing trend.

Stick checking and intense pressure by the Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers led to ... their winning streak to five straight games. Zach Werenski, whose 14 th and 15 th goals forced overtime ...

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Zach Werenski climbs higher, the Blue Jackets are watching the standings closer and the San Jose Sharks were overmatched: 3 takeaways

The Hurricanes are looking to finally get over the hump in the Eastern Conference, and could trade one of these players in a larger package.