(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) San Jose Sharks center Tyler Toffoli (73) reaches for the puck controlled by Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro (15) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue ...

James van Riemsdyk scored twice, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 victory over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Kent Johnson scored and added an assist, and Adam Fantilli scored the other goal for the Blue Jackets,

Tyler Toffoli scored and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 30 shots, but their San Jose Sharks fell 4-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets in Ohio on Thursday night.

Elvis Merzlikins made 18 saves to earn the goaltending win in a game that finished with the Blue Jackets holding a commanding 34-19 edge in shots. Tyler Toffoli scored the lone goal for the Sharks at 7:32 of the third, cutting the Jackets’ lead to 3-1 while spoiling Merzlikins’ shutout bid.

COLUMBUS -- James van Riemsdyk scored twice, and Zach Werenski extended his home point streak to 18 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who won their sixth straight game with a 4-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks at Nationwide Arena on Thursday.

San Jose Sharks center Tyler Toffoli (73) reaches for the puck controlled by Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro (15) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 16 ...

Tyler Toffoli scored for San Jose ... four minutes apart in the first period, giving Columbus a lead they never relinquished. The Blue Jackets outshot the Sharks 20-7 in the first two periods ...

Tyler Toffoli scored for San Jose ... four minutes apart in the first period, giving Columbus a lead they never relinquished. The Blue Jackets outshot the Sharks 20-7 in the first two periods ...

Toffoli scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM and went minus-2 in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Blue Jackets. Toffoli has followed up a four-game point drought by earning two goals and two assists over his last two outings.

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Captain Boone Jenner, who has been out all season after suffering a shoulder injury at the end of training camp, got a clean bill of health from doctors, allowing him to join the Blue Jackets last Saturday for a morning skate before they played the Los Angeles Kings.