{"id":103600,"date":"2025-12-21T08:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T08:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/103600\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T08:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T08:34:12","slug":"ducks-defeat-blue-jackets-to-retake-first-in-pacific-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/103600\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks defeat Blue Jackets to retake first in Pacific Division"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pavel Mintyukov<\/a> slid a shot from the slot past Elvis Merzlikins<\/a> with 3:29 left and the Ducks<\/a> beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Mikael Granlund<\/a> threaded a pass from the right circle to set up Mintyukov, and also scored. Jacob Trouba<\/a> and Mason McTavish<\/a> added goals to help the Ducks move back into first place in the Pacific Division.<\/p>\n

Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal<\/a> made 23 saves. He was pulled Friday night in an 8-3 loss to Dallas after he gave up four goals on seven shots in the first 14\u00bd minutes.<\/p>\n

Dmitri Voronkov, Mason Marchment and Zach Werenski scored for Columbus. Merzlikins made 24 saves.<\/p>\n

Werenski tied it 3-3 with 7:16 left, taking a pass from Denton Mateychuk and snapping a shot from the left circle over Dostal\u2019s right blocker. He has five goals in three games and 14 overall.<\/p>\n

Werenski was injured when he blocked a shot with 2:11 left and struggled to get to the bench, the Blue Jackets taking a penalty for too many men on the ice that stifled any comeback hopes.<\/p>\n

Columbus tied it 2-2 when Marchment, acquired from the Seattle Kraken on Friday, redirected a waist-high, blue-line shot from Damon Severson past Dostal 3:39 into the second.<\/p>\n

The Ducks took a 3-2 lead when fourth-line winger Ross Johnston slipped a pass from behind the Columbus net to McTavish, who snapped a shot from the slot over Merzlikins\u2019 right shoulder with 6:24 left in the second.<\/p>\n

Up next for the Ducks: vs. Seattle at Honda Center on Monday night.<\/p>\n

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