Last night, one of the most confusing but hilarious moments happened between Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzļikins and Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews. Seven minutes into the first period, Merzļikins and Matthews both lost their sticks at the same time,

Dante Fabbro(4), and Kirill Marchenko(20) scored the goals for Columbus, and goaltender Elvis Merzļikins was phenomenal, stopping 31 of 33 Kings shots in the win. This was a typical grind-it-out type of game.

The Jackets weren't given much of a chance in this game, but they played a true "Team Game" to upset Cup favorite Toronto. They've now outscored the Maple Leafs 11-3 in two games this season.

TORONTO - Adam Fantilli registered his first career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday.

Zach Werenski(16), Dante Fabbro(4), and Kirill Marchenko(20) scored the goals for Columbus, and goaltender Elvis Merzļikins was phenomenal, stopping 31 of 33 Kings shots in the win.

Jason Newland is the Site Editor and Reporter for the Columbus Blue Jackets team site with The Hockey News. A resident of Columbus, Jason has spent 10 years writing about the Blue Jackets and in his spare time hangs with his son Trevor, plays softball, and watches all sports. You can follow him at @F1reTheCannon.

Nolan Lalonde, the 20-year-old goalie from Kingston, Ontario, and the Blue Jackets prospect pulled off something that Columbus fans have always wanted: A goalie goal. The reigning OHL Goaltender of the week scored a goal last night and led his Greyhounds to a 5-3 win over the Flint Firebirds. It was the 12th goalie goal in OHL history.

Fantilli registered the first hat trick of his career in an emphatic 5-1 victory that pushed Columbus to 7-1-1 over its last nine games and into an Eastern Conference playoff spot

Merzlikins stopped 31 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over Los Angeles. The 30-year-old goalie is putting the finishing touches on an impressive January. Merzlikins has taken only one ...

Merzlikins will patrol the home crease versus Los Angeles on Saturday, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers. Merzlikins was outstanding Wednesday in a 5-1 win in Toronto, kicking out 28 ...

They won their fifth straight game at home because of skill, defensive plays in their own zone, an impressive ability to counterpunch, goalie Elvis Merzlikins (31 saves), a growing confidence ...

Zach Werenski and Dante Fabbro also scored, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 31 shots as Columbus won its fifth straight home game. The Blue Jackets’ success keeps them in a wild-card spot in the ...