Gaudreau has 5 points as Blue Jackets beat Sharks 6-5 in OT
Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) celebrates with bench after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks in the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Credit: AP/Josie Lepe
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Johnny Gaudreau scored his second goal of the game with 43 seconds left in overtime, giving him five points as the Columbus Blue Jackets topped the San Jose Sharks 6-5 on Tuesday night.
Gaudreau beat Kaapo Kahkonen after the Sharks' goaltender stopped Patrick Laine on a 2-on-0 break.
Boone Jenner scored twice, and Liam Foudy and Kent Johnson added goals to help Columbus end a four-game losing streak.
Daniil Tarasov made 41 saves and recorded an assist for his first NHL point.
William Eklund scored his first NHL goal for the Sharks. Logan Couture, Nikolai Knyzhov, Kevin Labanc and Alexander Barabanov also scored for San Jose, which lost its fourth in a row and seventh straight at home.
Kahkonen stopped 27 shots but lost his seventh consecutive start.
Barabanov opened the scoring in the first period with a power-play goal.
Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner (38) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks with left wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Credit: AP/Josie Lepe
Gaudreau tied it later in the first, and Johnson and Jenner scored second-period goals to put Columbus ahead 3-1.
Eklund and Jenner traded second-period goals before Couture scored with 0.7 seconds left in the period.
Foudy scored early in the third to give the Blue Jackets a two-goal lead before Labanc and Knyzhov answered with consecutive goals to tie the game at 5.
Both teams went 1 for 3 on the power play.
San Jose Sharks left wing William Eklund (72) defends against a shot by Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Johnny Gaudreau that went in for an overtime goal in an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Credit: AP/Josie Lepe
NOTES: Laine had two assists to extend his point streak to six games. His four-game goal streak came to an end. ... Columbus scored a power-play goal for the sixth straight game, tied for the third-longest streak in franchise history. ... The Blue Jackets improved to 18-1-1 when scoring at least four goals. They are 3-37-6 when scoring three or fewer. ... San Jose is an NHL-worst 6-19-9 at home.
UP NEXT
Blue Jackets: Continue a five-game road trip at Los Angeles on Thursday night.
Sharks: Host Seattle on Thursday night.