Kirill Marchenko

Kirill Marchenko, the Blue Jackets' clutch sniper who's been on a tear with points in six of his last seven, steps up in the shootout to hand Philadelphia a gut-wrenching loss. Columbus clings to every point in the wild-card chase, three back of Boston, and Marchenko's heroics - think his OT daggers against Shesterkin - remind everyone why he's surging toward a career year. With special teams clicking at just the right moment, this win keeps the Jackets' faint playoff pulse beating strong.

Kirill Marchenko, Columbus's top-line sniper, lays a thunderous check on Philadelphia's young gun Denver Barkey that has benches buzzing from Philly to Nationwide Arena. These Blue Jackets-Flyers tilts always carry extra edge, especially with Marchenko heating up on a multi-point streak and Barkey scratching out minutes alongside Cates and Michkov. Front offices whisper about the physical toll on rookies like Barkey when vets like Marchenko turn up the heat in a playoff push.

Kirill Marchenko delivers when the Blue Jackets need him most, ripping a power-play goal late to knot things up before his overtime magic seals the deal against the Rangers. Columbus blows a 4-0 lead at Madison Square Garden, but Marchenko's two-goal, three-point night reminds everyone why he's the clutch sniper GMs covet at the deadline.

The Blue Jackets build a commanding 4-0 lead through two periods against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, only for New York to erupt with four straight goals in the third, including a pair just 24 seconds apart right off the opening faceoff. Elvis Merzlikins weathers the storm while Kirill Marchenko lurks with a multi-point night, and that overturned goalie interference call on J.T. Miller keeps Columbus in control.

Experts across the board zero in on tonight's packed NHL slate, from Tampa's road test in Minnesota where Vasilevskiy's league-best GAA could silence the Wild's power play. Columbus hosts Nashville after a wild OT thriller in New York, with sharps eyeing the Jackets' first-period edge and props on Marchenko and Fantilli lighting the lamp.

The Rangers dig themselves a 4-0 hole through two periods at Madison Square Garden, then unleash hell in the third with four straight goals to stun the Blue Jackets and force overtime. Columbus, riding high under coach Rick Bowness' hot streak, watches Kirill Marchenko and Adam Fantilli build that lead before New York's furious push exposes their third-period woes.