Game #28 Recap: Sluggish CBJ fall to Flyers 5-3

Dec 10, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jordan Harris (22) collides with Philadelphia Flyers right wing Garnet Hathaway (19) during the second period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-Imagn ImagesWith Sillinger back in the lineup, the Jackets looked to follow up one of their best games of the season with a return home against a familiar metro rival.

First Period

Flyers score first after a nice move off the wall created space for a shot from in close. Elvis made the initial save but knocked it up into the air and Cates was there to tap it home. Shelley illustrated after the next commercial break that Fantilli covered the wrong side of the…