Zach Werenski scored and had two assists and Kent Johnson scored twice for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-1 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks to end a four-game losing
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.
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.