蓝衣队主场揭幕战1比4负犹他猛犸 施马尔茨两球达成生涯500分里程碑
10月3日（周六）晚，哥伦布蓝衣队在全国体育场（Nationwide Arena）迎来新赛季主场揭幕战，却以1比4不敌来访的犹他猛犸队，未能给主场球迷献上一场开门红。
猛犸队此役强势点众多：尼克·施马尔茨（Nick Schmaltz）独中两元，其中第三节14分13秒在强打中打进的第四球，正是他职业生涯第500分；迪伦·冈瑟（Dylan Guenther）贡献1球2助攻，米哈伊尔·谢尔加切夫（Mikhail Sergachev）1球1助攻，克莱顿·凯勒（Clayton Keller）与洛根·库利（Logan Cooley）各送出两次助攻。21岁的门将塞巴斯蒂安·科萨（Sebastian Cossa）在个人NHL生涯首次先发中做出17次扑救——这名门将上周日刚被下放、周一通过豁免、辗转哈特福德后又被紧急召回，一周之内经历大起大落。
蓝衣队这边，肯特·约翰逊（Kent Johnson）打进全队唯一进球，门将杰特·格里夫斯（Jet Greaves）做出27次扑救。主队全场深受犯规困扰，让对手4次强打得手3次。后卫扎克·韦伦斯基（Zach Werenski）赛后直言，罚时"杀死了"球队——周六夜的主场揭幕战早早吃到犯规、又被对手强打得分，面对一支靠传递和手感吃饭的球队，这样的开局很难挽回。
猛犸队以开季两连胜（2胜0负）继续高歌猛进，其中两场都是客场作战；蓝衣队则跌至1胜1负。哥伦布接下来需要尽快解决少防多的顽疾，否则新赛季的主场优势将很难建立。
资料来源：NHL.com。
Blue Jackets Fall 4-1 to Mammoth in Home Opener as Schmaltz Hits 500 Career Points
The Columbus Blue Jackets dropped their home opener 4-1 to the Utah Mammoth at Nationwide Arena on Saturday night, October 3. Nick Schmaltz scored twice — including his 500th NHL point on a power-play goal at 14:13 of the third period — and Dylan Guenther had a goal and two assists for Utah (2-0-0). Mikhail Sergachev added a goal and an assist, Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley each had two assists, and Sebastian Cossa made 17 saves in his first NHL start, capping a whirlwind week in which the 21-year-old was waived, assigned to Hartford and recalled within days.
Kent Johnson scored the lone goal for Columbus (1-1-0) and Jet Greaves made 27 saves, but the Blue Jackets went 1-for-4 in penalty killing, surrendering three power-play goals. Defenseman Zach Werenski said penalties "killed us," lamenting an early infraction in a Saturday-night home opener against a team that feeds off puck movement. Utah, perfect through two road games, looks like an early-season force, while Columbus must fix its penalty kill quickly.
Source: NHL.com.
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