Elvis Merzlikins finished with 25 saves for the ... Jackets' Dmitri Voronkov knocked the puck away from under Samsonov's pad before Samsonov could cover it up during a goalmouth scramble.

Cole Sillinger, back in the lineup after missing three games with a bruised hand, called checkmate only 52 seconds into ...

Luca Del Bel Belluz had a goal and an assist, and Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves ... and Matthews one-timed the pass between Merzlikins' pads at the top of the goal crease. It was the ninth ...

Zach Werenski and Dante Fabbro also scored goals, while goaltender Elvis Merzlikins ... puck around the goalie’s left pad. “That looked like Bobby Orr,” Merzlikins said.

Defensive struggle against Golden Knights decided by Sillinger in Vegas to cap his return to the Blue Jackets' lineup.

His attempt to beat Vegas goalie Ilya Samsonov between the pads was stopped ... prevented goals via key saves from Samsonov and Elvis Merzlikins (25 saves) plus timely blocked shots.

Blue Jackets goalie Daniil Tarasov posted his first NHL shutout in a stinging shootout loss, but kept his team in a playoff ...