Blue Jackets extend season-high win streak to five with 5–3 road victory in St. Louis

Columbus continues surge under new coaching leadership

The Columbus Blue Jackets extended their season-high winning streak to five games with a 5–3 victory against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. The result continued a sharp uptick in form following a mid-January coaching change that altered the team’s trajectory after a .500-start season.

Columbus entered the game with momentum from a 4–2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks the previous night (Jan. 30), a road game highlighted by Charlie Coyle’s hat trick. The back-to-back wins underscored a stretch in which the Blue Jackets have piled up points quickly after spending early January near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.

Game flow: lead changes, special teams, and late stops

Against St. Louis, Columbus did not control the game wire-to-wire, but repeatedly answered St. Louis pushes. The Blue Jackets received scoring contributions across the lineup, including a goal and an assist from Kent Johnson. The game also featured a key special-teams moment: Johnson scored on the power play in a sequence that helped Columbus regain an edge in a contest marked by swings in momentum.

Goaltender Jet Greaves was a central factor in protecting the lead late. He finished with 28 saves, including 15 in the third period, as Columbus held off a sustained St. Louis push. The Blue Jackets also had to navigate in-game adversity, at one point operating with a shortened bench of forwards and adjusting line combinations while protecting their advantage in the final frame.

What the streak says about Columbus’ recent profile

The five-game run is not occurring in isolation. Since Rick Bowness took over as head coach on Jan. 13, the Blue Jackets have posted an 8–1–0 record, a turnaround that has quickly re-framed the club’s season goals. The team’s ability to win in different ways—high-event road games, special-teams moments, and third-period defending—has been a consistent feature of this stretch.

Individually, the surge has included contributions from both established players and younger pieces. Zach Werenski extended a five-game point streak with an assist against St. Louis, continuing to add offense from the back end during the team’s recent climb.

Key verified facts from the two most recent wins

• Jan. 31, 2026: Columbus defeated St. Louis 5–3 on the road for its fifth straight win.
• Jan. 30, 2026: Columbus beat Chicago 4–2, led by Charlie Coyle’s hat trick.
• Jan. 13, 2026: Columbus replaced head coach Dean Evason with Rick Bowness.

The Blue Jackets’ latest results have combined multi-goal offense with late defensive execution, including high-volume third-period goaltending in St. Louis.

With the schedule continuing to compress and the standings tightening into February, Columbus’ next phase will be maintaining consistency as opponents adjust and the club’s margin for error narrows. For now, the Blue Jackets have turned a midseason reset into a measurable run of points—and a fifth consecutive win that validates the shift.