Werenski had a 3-point game, including a length-of-the-ice breakaway goal, to lead the Blue Jackets to a 5-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Zach Werenski (18), and Adam Fantilli (16) powered the Blue Jackets past the Blackhawks on Saturday night by a final score of 5-1. Elvis Merzļikins stopped 27 of 28 Chicago shots and was stellar in his first game back from the break.
Seth Jones and Zach Werenski, friends and former Columbus Blue Jackets defensive partners, couldn’t be on more disparate trajectories this month. Werenski just returned from stealing the show at the 4 Nations Face-Off with a tournament-high six points but falling a Connor McDavid overtime goal short of helping the Americans bring home the championship.
Zach Werenski earned points on three of the five Columbus goals to continue his best regular season ever. The Blue Jackets pick up the two points in a 5-1 regulation victory to sweep the Chicago Blackhawks,
The Blackhawks will be looking to match playoff contenders' intensity while having little to play for in the last 26 games of the season.
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