COLUMBUS -- James van Riemsdyk scored twice, and Zach Werenski extended his home point streak to 18 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who won their sixth straight game with a 4-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks at Nationwide Arena on Thursday.

Cole Sillinger's OT winner, Fantilli's goal in 100th NHL game and Merzlikins' goaltending gem lead Blue Jackets to victoiry in Vegas: takeaways

Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday.

Cole Sillinger, back in the lineup after missing three games with a bruised hand, called checkmate only 52 seconds into overtime, scoring the first OT winner of his career in the Blue Jackets’ 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights before 17,783 in T-Mobile Arena.

Cole Sillinger, who missed the previous three games because of an upper-body injury, scored on a rebound 52 seconds into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jack

Toffoli scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.

Julie Petry, the wife of Wings defenseman Jeff Petry, co-hosts "Never Offside with Julie & Cat," an NHL-production podcast.

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their road trip as they clash with the New York Islanders. Any win or overtime loss will extend the Blue Jackets’ point streak to eight straight games. Since I last wrote,

With the Ottawa Senators 5-0-1 in their last six games and the Columbus Blue Jackets showing 6-0-1 in their last seven, the Detroit Red Wings can be excused if they mourn every loss. The 4-1 setback against Dallas Stars Sunday leaves the Red Wings six points behind Ottawa and five behind Columbus for the final

The San Jose Sharks will look to right the ship after a disappointing loss on Thursday with a victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday.

- The Sharks are in eighth place in the Pacific Division with 34 points and a record of 14-27-6. San Jose is 1-4-0 in their last five games. - Mikael Granlund leads the Sharks in assists (25) and points (37) in his second season with San Jose.

Not a bad night for the guys from Columbus ... win in a game that finished with the Blue Jackets holding a commanding 34-19 edge in shots. Tyler Toffoli scored the lone goal for the Sharks ...