Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Seattle Kraken 5–2 on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Seattle Kraken |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Seattle Kraken |
7 |
5 |
5 |
17 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
13 |
8 |
7 |
28 |
Three stars
- C. Sillinger, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)
- Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (3 assists)
- D. Severson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:48 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Danton Heinen (5) |
Boone Jenner (22), Zach Werenski (53) |
Even strength |
SEA 0, CBJ 1 |
| 1st |
08:58 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Damon Severson (7) |
Cole Sillinger (24), Zach Werenski (54) |
Even strength |
SEA 0, CBJ 2 |
| 1st |
15:16 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Mathieu Olivier (14) |
Cole Sillinger (25), Zach Werenski (55) |
Even strength |
SEA 0, CBJ 3 |
| 1st |
16:17 |
Seattle Kraken |
Vince Dunn (11) |
Kaapo Kakko (19), Frederick Gaudreau (16) |
Even strength |
SEA 1, CBJ 3 |
| 2nd |
08:31 |
Seattle Kraken |
Kaapo Kakko (11) |
Eeli Tolvanen (23), Brandon Montour (20) |
Power play |
SEA 2, CBJ 3 |
| 2nd |
09:33 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kent Johnson (7) |
Conor Garland (20), Adam Fantilli (31) |
Even strength |
SEA 2, CBJ 4 |
| 3rd |
17:34 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Cole Sillinger (7) |
Mathieu Olivier (11) |
Even strength, Empty net |
SEA 2, CBJ 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Stat |
Seattle Kraken |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Shots on goal |
17 |
28 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
2 |
| Hits |
14 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
19 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
21/49 (42.9%) |
28/49 (57.1%) |
Box score
Seattle Kraken
Seattle Kraken skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 J. Eberle |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:10 |
| Number 9 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
20:13 |
| Number 10 M. Beniers |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
26.7% |
16:27 |
| Number 20 E. Tolvanen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:39 |
| Number 27 B. Catton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:12 |
| Number 38 J. Nyman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:15 |
| Number 51 S. Wright |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
83.3% |
13:37 |
| Number 59 B. Meyers |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 63 J. Melanson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:06 |
| Number 74 B. McMann |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 84 K. Kakko |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 89 F. Gaudreau |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36.4% |
17:57 |
| Number 6 A. Larsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:45 |
| Number 24 J. Oleksiak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 29 V. Dunn |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:21 |
| Number 41 R. Evans |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 55 R. Lindgren |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:45 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:30 |
Seattle Kraken goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 J. Daccord |
27 |
23 |
4 |
.852 |
59:27 |
Loss |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57.9% |
17:31 |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
13:59 |
| Number 17 M. Marchment |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
19:22 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
18:54 |
| Number 21 I. Lundestrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:31 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:23 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:14 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
12:20 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:46 |
| Number 83 C. Garland |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:06 |
| Number 91 K. Johnson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:52 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:07 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:41 |
| Number 15 D. Fabbro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 78 D. Severson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:19 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 90 E. Merzlikins |
17 |
15 |
2 |
.882 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
18:09 |
Seattle Kraken |
Brandon Montour |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:13 |
Seattle Kraken |
Kaapo Kakko |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kent Johnson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:58 |
Seattle Kraken |
Jamie Oleksiak |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Seattle Kraken head coach
- Lane Lambert
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Rick Bowness
- Referees
- Furman South, Michael Markovic
- Linesmen
- Libor Suchanek, Jesse Marquis
- Seattle Kraken scratches
- Jaden Schwartz, Matt Murray, Jared McCann, Josh Mahura, Cale Fleury, Ryan Winterton
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Miles Wood, Jake Christiansen, Egor Zamula, Dmitri Voronkov
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Status |
Details |
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 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
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Final/SO
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|
 Vegas Golden Knights
1
 at Nashville Predators
4
|
Final
|
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|
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1
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Buffalo Sabres
4
 at Los Angeles Kings
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
4
 at San Jose Sharks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
|
 New York Islanders
3
 at Montreal Canadiens
7
|
Final
|
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|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
2
 at Ottawa Senators
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
|
 St. Louis Blues
3
 at Vancouver Canucks
1
|
Final
|
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|
 Boston Bruins
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
5
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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