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Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers

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Greaves stops 29 shots for his 2nd shutout in 3 games, Blue Jackets beat Flyers 3-0

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game Highlights

Greaves continued to backstop the Blue Jackets to their fifth straight win and an unexpected late-season push for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Fabbro broke a scoreless tie with a one-timer from the top of the right circle, 2:32 into the second period.

Johnson scored his 24th goal of the season on the power play later in the second period and Fantilli scored his fifth goal in the past three games in the third period for his first career 30-goal season.

Zach Werenski and Sean Monahan each had a pair of assists for the Blue Jackets. With those assists, Werenski reached 80 points in a season for the first time in his career.

Sam Ersson made 31 saves for the Flyers.

Takeaways Blue Jackets: Columbus kept its playoff hopes alive. In order to qualify, the Blue Jackets need to win their final game in regulation and have Montreal lose its final game in regulation.

Flyers: Philadelphia was shut out for the eighth time this season.

Key moment An interference penalty on Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae late in the second period led to Johnson's goal, providing Columbus with the breathing room it needed.

Key stat Greaves has allowed three total goals in his last four starts — all wins. He was named the NHL's first star of the week last week and picked up where he left off. Greaves had appeared in only two games this season prior to his current run.

Up Next The Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders in their regular-season finale on Thursday night.

Philadelphia wraps up its season on Thursday night in Buffalo.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 2:32 Dante Fabbro Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (57), Sean Monahan (36)
Goal 2nd Period 17:01 Kent Johnson Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Monahan (37), Zach Werenski (58)
Goal 3rd Period 13:26 Adam Fantilli Goal (30) Tip-In, assists: Kirill Marchenko (42), Ivan Provorov (26)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 20
15 Hits 33
6 Takeaways 4
34 Shots 29
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
33 Faceoffs Won 30
52.4 Faceoff Win Percent 47.6
9 Giveaways 16
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Eetu Makiniemi, G Out Apr 17
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Owen Sillinger, C Out Mar 18

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,105 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 9 22 111 51
Carolina 5 30 99 47
New Jersey 7 33 91 42
Columbus 9 33 89 40
NY Rangers 7 36 85 39
NY Islanders 12 35 82 35
Pittsburgh 12 36 80 34
Philadelphia 10 39 76 33
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