Columbus Blue Jackets
Current season record
5–6–0 · 10 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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Game Analysis →Team information checked Oct 29, 2026.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks — Friday, December 6, 2024 Game Analysis
Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. Final.
Game Analysis
Rogers Arena
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VAN
- Brock Boeser (7)
- Kiefer Sherwood (7)
- Pius Suter (10)
- PPJake DeBrusk (12)
- ENPius Suter (11)
CBJ
- Mathieu Olivier (8)
- Damon Severson (6)
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks Game Summary — Friday, December 6, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.
Vancouver Canucks defeated Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2. The game was played at Rogers Arena.
A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks Game Analysis — Friday, December 6, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Vancouver Canucks won despite being outshot 32–17. Columbus Blue Jackets generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Vancouver Canucks scored on 29.4% of its shots, compared with 6.3% for Columbus Blue Jackets. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.
Columbus Blue Jackets converted 0 of 3 power plays (0.0%); Vancouver Canucks converted 1 of 2 power plays (50.0%). The 1-goal net power-play edge accounted for part of the 3-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.
Vancouver Canucks won 59.4% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.
Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks Official Game Highlights — Friday, December 6, 2024
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks Game Statistics — Friday, December 6, 2024
| Statistic | Columbus Blue Jackets | Vancouver Canucks |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 32 | 17 |
| Power-play goals | 0 | 1 |
| Power-play opportunities | 3 | 2 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 40.6 | 59.4 |
| Hits | 18 | 28 |
| Blocked shots | 11 | 18 |
| Takeaways | 4 | 5 |
| Giveaways | 15 | 11 |
| Penalty minutes | 15 | 17 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
Vancouver Canucks won 5–2 at Rogers Arena.
Who scored
- Mathieu Olivier Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Sillinger (14), Zach Aston-Reese (5)
- Damon Severson Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (7), Kirill Marchenko (15)
- Brock Boeser Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (24), Vincent Desharnais (2)
- Kiefer Sherwood Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Teddy Blueger (7)
- Pius Suter Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (15)
- Jake DeBrusk Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (25), Brock Boeser (9)
- Pius Suter Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (17)
Goalies
- Elvis Merzlikins stopped 12 of 16 for Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Kevin Lankinen stopped 30 of 32 for Vancouver Canucks.
Pius Suter Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (15) That made the score 2–3 in the 3rd, and Vancouver Canucks stayed ahead.