Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins stopped a season-high 40 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a five-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.

Despite dominating play, the Devils couldn't get past the Blue Jackets and suddenly hot goalie Elvis Merzlikins.

COLUMBUS -- Elvis Merzlikins made 43 saves, and Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist when the Columbus Blue Jackets ended a five-game skid with a 4-2 win against the New Jersey Devils at Nationwide Arena on Thursday.

Elvis Merzlikins made 41 saves for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4-2 win against the visiting New Jersey Devils on Thursday. Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist and Kirill Marchenko had two assists for the Blue Jackets,

Nico Hischier and Sean Monahan are two of the best players to watch when the New Jersey Devils play the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, December 19 at 7:00 PM ET. Buy tickets for this game at StubHub!

The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Thursday night. Here is our quick recap of the game.

Monahan is thriving as Columbus' top-line center, and through 33 contests he's collected 11 goals and 28 points, putting him on pace for his best campaign since 2018-19 (34 goals and 82 points in 78 games for the Flames).

Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins stopped a season-high 40 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a five-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist ... snapped a five-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Ivan Provorov and Zach Werenski also ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist ... snapped a five-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Ivan Provorov and Zach Werenski also ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to end their five-game skid when they take on the New Jersey Devils. Columbus is 3-3-1 against the Metropolitan Division and 12-15-5 overall. The Blue Jackets are ninth in the league with 103 total goals (averaging 3.2 per game).

Takeaways from Blue Jackets' win over Canadiens include anger over Laine saying they're 'too comfortable' losing, Mateychuk impressing in NHL debut.