Final Score: Canucks 5 – Blue Jackets 4

Game Summary

It happened again. The Jackets for the second time in three games found themselves down three goals, and for the second time in three games their opposition let them back in the game. The Jackets found themselves down 4-1 late in the third period. The Jussi Jokinen goal early in the third stung and the Bo Horvat goal was the dagger. Down three with five minutes left the game was all but over. Until it wasn’t.

The Jackets scored three goals in 2:37 to comeback and tie the game. Before we get to that, let’s first marvel at the Jackets first goal an absolute rip from Seth Jones.

This is a thing of beauty, folks. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/KbCRBenf2o

— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) March 31, 2018

Jones had himself a day. He entered this game at 50 points, just a single point back of James Wisniewski for the franchise lead for points by a defencemen. With that goal he tied the record and he was not done there. He broke the record on the Jackets next goal, picking up the secondary assist on this Pierre-Luc Dubois goal.

Some pretty puck movement building up to this PLD PPG. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/TsFhVpqCzu

— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) March 31, 2018

Now with the record officially his, Jones kept adding to his total. He got the secondary assist on this Zach Werenski goal.

The proximate goal. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/0vYm8RWrkr

— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) March 31, 2018

And then the primary assist on this Cam Atkinson goal.

The tying goal, 16 seconds later.

Three goals in a 2:37 span.

Absolutely absurd comeback. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/cmsqKqzMQ1

— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) March 31, 2018

A four point night for Jones, the third Blue Jackets player to have a four point game this season. This was the first four point game of his career, and tied the franchise record for most points in a game by a defencemen. He is one of just 12 defencemen this season to have a four point game. His goal also tied Dougie Hamilton for the league lead among defencemen goal scoring, though Hamilton scored later on in the day to reclaim the lead. Regardless what Jones did tonight was special. This is a special player in the prime of his career doing special things.

Ultimately the Jackets couldn't pull out the win in overtime, but this was still a tremendous effort to pick up a point.

Stat of the Night

#CBJ finished March with a 12-3-1 record and 25 points. It’s the second best month in club history in terms of wins and points, trailing only the perfect 14-0-0 month in December 2016.

— CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) April 1, 2018

Stats courtesy of Natural Stat Trick and Hockey-Reference.

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