Columbus Blue Jackets held off Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in OT

The Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on the road Tuesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in overtime.

The margin of victory was 1 goal, and the two teams combined for 7 goals. The win moves the Jackets to 5-5 on the season.

The Flyers fall to 3-11. It is their 2nd straight loss, and they are 3-2 over their last 5 games.

In the standings, the Jackets sit 7th in the Metropolitan Division.

Across the season so far, the Jackets are scoring 2.6 goals per game and allowing 3.3, while the Flyers are scoring 1.9 and allowing 3.3. That gives the Jackets the better point differential, -7 to -19.

Up next, the Jackets visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, October 29. The Flyers host the Utah Mammoth on Sunday, November 1.

The 7 combined goals were above the 5.6 goals these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT)
• Margin: 1 goals · Combined: 7 goals
• Jackets: 5-5 overall · 4-3 at home · 1-2 on the road · last 5: W-L-L-W-W
• Flyers: 3-11 overall · 2-6 at home · 1-5 on the road · last 5: W-W-W-L-L
• Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena

Because the NHL awards a point for overtime and shootout losses, the standings are ordered by points rather than wins. The top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference qualify for the 16-team playoff bracket.

After this result, the top of the Metropolitan Division reads: Carolina Hurricanes (10-2-2), New Jersey Devils (8-5), New York Rangers (7-6-1), Washington Capitals (7-4), New York Islanders (6-4-2).

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