Blue Jackets honor Johnny Gaudreau before their first home game since his death

— An emotional video tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and 13 seconds of silence — for his uniform number — opened the Columbus Blue Jackets' first game at Nationwide Arena since the star player's death nearly a month ago.
Sep 26, 2025, 06:42 am - AP
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1st PeriodSTLCBJ
18:59Denton Mateychuk (1)
Assists: Kent Johnson (1), Sean Kuraly (1)
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2nd PeriodSTLCBJ
15:59Kirill Marchenko (1)
Assists: Sean Kuraly (2), Ivan Provorov (1)
02
3rd PeriodSTLCBJ
19:20Kent Johnson (1) (Empty Net)
Assists: Erik Gudbranson (1)
03

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz Backhand saved by Joel Hofer
  • Matthew Peca shot blocked by Damon Severson
  • James Malatesta hit Samuel Bitten
  • Giveaway by James Malatesta
  • Jake Gaudet hit Samuel Bitten
  • Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Cole Clayton hit Scott Harrington
  • Erik Gudbranson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Mikael Pyyhtia Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Kent Johnson faceoff won against Dalibor Dvorsky
  • James van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  • Mikael Pyyhtia Tripping against Matthew Peca
  • Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Jake Gaudet hit Tyler Tucker
  • Giveaway by Luca Pinelli
  • Denton Mateychuk hit Zach Dean
  • Ryan Suter shot blocked by Yegor Chinakhov
  • Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
  • Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
  • Damon Severson hit Robert Thomas
  • Giveaway by Damon Severson
  • Kirill Marchenko hit Matthew Kessel
  • Sean Kuraly Backhand saved by Joel Hofer
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  • Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Jake Gaudet hit Kasperi Kapanen
  • James Malatesta hit Justin Faulk
  • Jake Gaudet Snap Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • James Malatesta Roughing against Justin Faulk
  • Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Yegor Chinakhov faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Jake Christiansen Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Zack Bolduc
  • Denton Mateychuk Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Denton Mateychuk Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (1), Sean Kuraly (1)
  • Kirill Marchenko hit Zack Bolduc
  • Takeaway by Damon Severson
  • Gavin Brindley hit Ryan Suter
  • Owen Sillinger hit Matthew Kessel
  • Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Jake Gaudet faceoff won against Nikita Alexandrov
  • Erik Gudbranson Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Jake Gaudet faceoff won against Mathias Laferriere
  • Jake Gaudet Tip-In saved by Joel Hofer
  • Jake Gaudet faceoff won against Nikita Alexandrov
  • Erik Gudbranson Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Yegor Chinakhov faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Zack Bolduc shot blocked by Damon Severson
  • Jake Gaudet faceoff won against Dalibor Dvorsky
  • Luca Pinelli hit Tyler Tucker
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz Backhand saved by Joel Hofer
  • Jake Christiansen Backhand Wide Left
  • Mikael Pyyhtia Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Owen Sillinger
  • Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Cole Clayton High-sticking against Robert Thomas
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dalibor Dvorsky
  • Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
  • Robert Thomas shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
  • Zack Bolduc shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  • Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
  • Ryan Suter shot blocked by Kent Johnson
  • Kirill Marchenko faceoff won against Zach Dean
  • Giveaway by Damon Severson
  • Zach Dean shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
  • Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
  • Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
  • Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Luca Pinelli Slap Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz hit Zack Bolduc
  • Giveaway by Denton Mateychuk
  • Jake Gaudet Tip-In Hit Right Post
  • Yegor Chinakhov Slap Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Yegor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  • Erik Gudbranson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Kirill Marchenko Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Kuraly (2), Ivan Provorov (1)
  • James van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Mathias Laferriere
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz Backhand saved by Joel Hofer
  • Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Kirill Marchenko faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jake Gaudet faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • James Malatesta Backhand saved by Joel Hofer
  • Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Luca Pinelli Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
  • Takeaway by Cole Clayton
  • Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  • Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
  • Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
  • Sean Kuraly Roughing against Zack Bolduc
  • Kent Johnson faceoff won against Kasperi Kapanen
  • James van Riemsdyk Tip-In Wide Left
  • Jake Christiansen hit Kasperi Kapanen
  • Giveaway by Luca Del Bel Belluz
  • Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Gavin Brindley hit Ryan Suter
  • Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Kent Johnson faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Kent Johnson Snap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Kirill Marchenko faceoff won against Zach Dean
  • Yegor Chinakhov Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Takeaway by Denton Mateychuk
  • Sean Kuraly hit Jordan Kyrou
  • Luca Pinelli Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Erik Gudbranson Roughing against Matthew Kessel
  • Kent Johnson faceoff won against Dalibor Dvorsky
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dalibor Dvorsky
  • Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Nikita Alexandrov
  • Denton Mateychuk Snap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Yegor Chinakhov High-sticking - double minor against Hunter Skinner
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • James van Riemsdyk Tip-In saved by Colten Ellis
  • James van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz Hooking against Zack Bolduc
  • Robert Thomas shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  • Zack Bolduc shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  • Dalibor Dvorsky shot blocked by Damon Severson
  • Yegor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Jake Gaudet faceoff won against Matthew Peca
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Kent Johnson Backhand Hit Right Post
  • Jordan Kyrou shot blocked by James van Riemsdyk
  • Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
  • Giveaway by Cole Clayton
  • Giveaway by Zach Sawchenko
  • Owen Sillinger faceoff won against Robert Thomas
  • Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
  • Kent Johnson Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Erik Gudbranson (1)
  • Luca Del Bel Belluz faceoff won against Nikita Alexandrov
  • Gavin Brindley Hooking against Nikita Alexandrov
  • Giveaway by Robert Thomas
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dalibor Dvorsky faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  • Giveaway by Matthew Kessel
  • Hunter Skinner hit Mikael Pyyhtia
  • Icing
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Jake Gaudet
  • Tyler Tucker Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Nikita Alexandrov Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Samuel Bitten hit Jake Gaudet
  • Zack Bolduc hit Jake Christiansen
  • Zack Bolduc hit Cole Clayton
  • Kasperi Kapanen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Hunter Skinner hit Luca Del Bel Belluz
  • Zach Dean hit Ivan Provorov
  • Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Alexey Toropchenko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mathias Laferriere faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Jake Gaudet
  • Giveaway by Tyler Tucker
  • Takeaway by Tyler Tucker
  • Zack Bolduc Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Zack Bolduc Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Justin Faulk
  • Tyler Tucker hit Kent Johnson
  • Giveaway by Robert Thomas
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan Walker faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  • Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen
  • Dalibor Dvorsky hit James van Riemsdyk
  • Hunter Skinner hit James van Riemsdyk
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Zach Dean
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Justin Faulk Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
  • Zack Bolduc Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Zack Bolduc Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Justin Faulk Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Ryan Suter Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Samuel Bitten Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nikita Alexandrov faceoff won against Luca Del Bel Belluz
  • Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Zach Dean
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Jake Gaudet
  • Takeaway by Tyler Tucker
  • Giveaway by Justin Faulk
  • Kasperi Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Giveaway by Zack Bolduc
  • Justin Faulk Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Robert Thomas Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nikita Alexandrov hit Kent Johnson
  • Icing
  • Nikita Alexandrov faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Off-side
  • Dalibor Dvorsky faceoff won against Jake Gaudet
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Justin Faulk Roughing against James Malatesta
  • Off-side
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Hunter Skinner
  • Ryan Suter shot blocked by Dalibor Dvorsky
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nikita Alexandrov hit Jake Christiansen
  • Samuel Bitten hit Gavin Brindley
  • Justin Faulk shot blocked by Jordan Kyrou
  • Tyler Tucker hit Sean Kuraly
  • Giveaway by Robert Thomas
  • Icing
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Zack Bolduc Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zack Bolduc Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tyler Tucker Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Dalibor Dvorsky Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Nathan Walker
  • Tyler Tucker Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Robert Thomas
  • Justin Faulk Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Takeaway by Ryan Suter
  • Jordan Kyrou Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Nathan Walker hit Erik Gudbranson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck in Benches
  • Dalibor Dvorsky faceoff won against Kirill Marchenko
  • Dalibor Dvorsky Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Giveaway by Matthew Kessel
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
  • Giveaway by Joel Hofer
  • Zack Bolduc Slashing against Luca Pinelli
  • TV Timeout
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Kent Johnson
  • Off-side
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Kent Johnson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Kirill Marchenko
  • Giveaway by Justin Faulk
  • Tyler Tucker hit Gavin Brindley
  • Takeaway by Hunter Skinner
  • Jordan Kyrou hit Jake Christiansen
  • Hunter Skinner hit Owen Sillinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Justin Faulk
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kent Johnson shot blocked by Ryan Suter
  • Ryan Suter Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gavin Brindley shot blocked by Jordan Kyrou
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Damon Severson shot blocked by Hunter Skinner
  • Robert Thomas Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Icing
  • Erik Gudbranson shot blocked by Jordan Kyrou
  • Ryan Suter hit Jake Gaudet
  • Icing
  • Justin Faulk Wrist Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zack Bolduc Roughing against Sean Kuraly
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Kirill Marchenko
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Mikael Pyyhtia shot blocked by Tyler Tucker
  • Ryan Suter Roughing against Gavin Brindley
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Matthew Kessel
  • Matthew Kessel hit Jake Christiansen
  • TV Timeout
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Off-side
  • Off-side
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Samuel Bitten hit Owen Sillinger
  • Giveaway by Tyler Tucker
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nikita Alexandrov faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
  • Cole Clayton shot blocked by Matthew Kessel
  • Matthew Kessel Slap Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Jordan Kyrou Wrist Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jordan Kyrou faceoff won against Yegor Chinakhov
  • Hunter Skinner Slap Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Giveaway by Robert Thomas
  • Justin Faulk Holding against Sean Kuraly
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Owen Sillinger
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Ryan Suter hit Luca Del Bel Belluz
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Zack Bolduc
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Zack Bolduc Tip-In Off Crossbar
  • Robert Thomas Wrist Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Robert Thomas faceoff won against Kent Johnson
  • Justin Faulk Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Zack Bolduc Snap Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Mathias Laferriere Tip-In saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Mathias Laferriere Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Matthew Peca faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Jordan Kyrou Wrist Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Zach Dean Slap Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Alexey Toropchenko hit Cole Clayton
  • Kasperi Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Hunter Skinner
  • Nikita Alexandrov Wrist Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tyler Tucker Slap Shot saved by Zach Sawchenko
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