Blue Jackets cough up three-goal lead against Ducks, fall flat in 'Battle for Bedard' lottery sweepstakes matchup
A three-goal lead after one period against one of the NHL's worst teams wasn't enough to get the Blue Jackets out of last place in the league.
Elvis Merzlikins allowed five goals on 33 shots for Columbus, while John Gibson earned the win for the Ducks by making 18 saves after replacing Anthony Stolarz to start the second period.Both teams went into the game sensing an opportunity to win, which is a rarity for both sides. Bedard is considered the next “generational” talent available via the draft and his recent performance to help Canada win the gold medal at the 2023 world junior championships did nothing to temper expectations. Whichever team lands the right to draft him will be thrilled, while the rest of the field will pick from a remaining talent pool that also has draft analysts raving.determines the draft order and includes all 16 teams that don’t qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Merzlikins didn’t have much of a chance to stop the first two, which were scored from the doorstep off setup passes that led to redirected shots. Benoit’s goal went past a screen in front of the net by Lundestrom, who camped in front of Merzlikins while standing beside Blankenburg. Sensing an opportunity to get in a lick of his own, the 5-foot-9, 177-pound Blankenburg sized up Isac Lundestrom and sent him into the Blue Jackets’ bench with the kind of hit that’s starting to become a signature play. It was a clean, legal hit and stunned even his teammates – especially those seated on the bench at the time.
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