Kent Johnson's three-point night put a cap on a strong opening period for the Blue Jackets in a 4-3 overtime win against the Flyers.
The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday after Kent Johnson scored his second goal of the night. Columbus built an early 3-0 lead in the first period behind goals from Adam Fantilli, Johnson, and Denton Mateychuk, but Philadelphia battled back to tie the game with 10.4 seconds remaining in regulation.
Johnson secured the victory 2:22 into overtime by finishing a two-on-zero rush set up by Fantilli against Flyers goaltender Dan Vladař. Goaltender Cam Talbot made 28 saves for Columbus, which won consecutive games for the first time this season despite being outshot 28-6 over the final two periods.
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