Columbus Blue Jackets alternate captain Zach Werenski is leading the NHL in goals among defensemen this season.

COLUMBUS -- Zach Werenski tied it late in the third period with his second goal of the game for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who won their fifth straight with a 3-2 shootout victory against the Philadelphia Flyers at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday.

Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Philadelphia now has just one win in eight attempts in the second game of back-to-back situations. Tippett connected on a shot from the top of the circles for his 13th goal of the season. Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov took the loss. The Blue Jackets’ Daniil Tarasov got the win.

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The Philadelphia Flyers had to settle for one point against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 3-2 (2-0) shootout loss at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday evening.

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Fedotov made some dazzling saves to help the Flyers earn a hard-won point against Columbus — another data point in a growing trend.

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On Dec. 18, the Blue Jackets ranked 26th in the NHL standings and trailed a wild-card spot by five points. After dropping eight of their last nine games, the playoffs seemed increasingly out of reach. They have gone 9-3 ever since.