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THIRD PERIOD
0.0: Game over; final shot count 27-25.
3:48: Shots were 26-24 for the Blue Jackets with less than four minutes to play.
8:03: Markus Nutivaara’s shot from the slot beat Brossoit to increase the Blue Jackets lead to four goals. | CBJ 7, EDM 3
9:19: Shots on goal were 25-21 for the Blue Jackets with less than 10 minutes to play.
11:35: Milano gets called for hooking to put the Oilers on the power play.
20:00: Period three is now underway.
SECOND PERIOD
0.0: After two, shots on goal were 23-16 for the Blue Jackets.
4:58: Thomas Vanek teed up a blast from the high slot past Brossoit for the hat trick and his fourth point of the game. | CBJ 6, EDM 3
8:19: Milan Lucic received two minutes for hooking to put Columbus on the power play.
8:40: McDavid had a clear cut breakaway and his backend was denied by Bobrovsky.
13:36: Laurent Brossoit replaced Talbot in goal for the Oilers.
13:36: Cam Atkinson wristed a shot from the right circle by Talbot to make it a two-goal lead for Columbus. | CBJ 5, EDM 3
15:38: Caggiula gets called for high sticking.
18:17: Vanek spun and fired the puck on net. Boone Jenner batted the rebound out of the air to give Columbus its first lead of the night. | CBJ 4, EDM 3
20:00: Period two starts now.
FIRST PERIOD
0.0: After one, shots on goal were 14-11 for the Blue Jackets.
3:20: Columbus roared back to tie the game with their third goal in 4:01. David Savard’s shot from the point was tipped by Vanek, beating Talbot through a screen. | EDM 3, CBJ 3
6:29: Less than a minute later, Panarin pounded home a rebound to make it a one-goal game. | EDM 3, CBJ 2
7:21: Thomas Vanek’s shot is blocked by Talbot but the puck ricochets off Nugent-Hopkins in front. | EDM 3, CBJ 1
9:52: Drake Caggiula rifled a sweet backhand from the corner by Leon Draisaitl to extend the Oilers lead to 3-0. McDavid got the second assist for his third point of the game. | EDM 3, CBJ 0
11:01: Sonny Milano received two for tripping to put the Oilers on their first power play.
13:54: Nugent-Hopkins fed McDavid on a shorthanded two-on-one and McDavid made no mistake, backhanding it past Bobrovsky for the goal. | EDM 2, CBJ 0
McDavid…
1) 1st Oiler to score 40 since ‘91
2) 1st Oiler to score 100 pts back to back since Messier/Gretzky in ‘87-‘88
3) 1st NHL player to hit 100 pts back to back since Crosby/Ovechkin in ‘10
4) 25-22-47 last 28 games
5) there’s still 50 minutes left— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) March 28, 2018
15:43: Darnell Nurse gets called for tripping to give Columbus the game’s first power play.
16:09: McDavid slid into linesman Steve Barton and he had to be tended to by Oilers trainer T.D. Forss. Barton left the ice in a stretcher.
Stretcher coming out now for linesman Barton.
Thankfully, helmet on tight. It really saved a lot of damage, we're hoping.— Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) March 28, 2018
16:23: Blue Jackets netminder Sergei Bobrovsky gave the puck away behind the net to Connor McDavid who found Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all alone in front of the net for an easy tap-in and point 100 on the season for McDavid. | EDM 1, CBJ 0
20:00: Tonight’s game is now underway.
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Rattie
Caggiula – Draisaitl – Aberg
Lucic – Strome – Puljujarvi
Kassian – Khaira – Slepyshev
Nurse – Larsson
Russell – Bear
Sekera – Benning
Talbot
OUT: Klefbom (shoulder), Cammalleri (undisclosed), Montoya (undisclosed), Auvitu, Pakarinen
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