Elvis Merzlikins stopped 21 shots and Dmitri Voronkov scored in the third period as the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped the St. Louis Blues’ five-game winning streak, 1-0 on Tuesday.

Merzlikins and Jordan Binnington hooked up in a scoreless duel until Voronkov buried a one-timer off a Zach Werenski pass on an odd-man rush at 4:11 of the third.

Merzlikins’ shutout was the 10th of his career and his first since blanking Carolina on Jan. 13, 2022, ending a 94-game span between shutouts.

Binnington finished with 21 saves as St. Louis was shut out for the second time this season.

 

THAT'S HOW YOU WRAP UP A ROADTRIP! pic.twitter.com/hpAjbnC3LH

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) January 31, 2024

Blackwood stops 32 in shutout of Kraken

MacKenzie Blackwood turned aside 32 shots for his first shutout in over two years as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Seattle Kraken, 2-0.

Blackwood earned his first shutout since December 2021 with New Jersey.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic opened the scoring 7:27 into the third period and Jan Rutta added an empty-net goal with 21 seconds remaining as last-place San Jose won for the fourth time in five games.  

Seattle got 20 saves from Joey Daccord and has lost six of eight following a nine-game winning streak. 

The #SJSharks WIN Gill's last game pic.twitter.com/WuKNEDYt5Q

— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) January 31, 2024