By Joe Coopersmith Avalanche to Watch «  C Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL in points and ranks third in assists and fourth in goals with 47-80-127 in 74 contests this season and has notched 5-16-21 in 18 career games against the Blue Jackets. «  D Cale Makar is tied for the […]

By Joe Coopersmith GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – Z. Werenski, CBJ (1-1-2); 2nd – D. Severson, CBJ (0-1-1, game-deciding shootout goal); 3rd – B. Rust, PIT (1-1-2) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: SHG – M. Olivier (5), K. Marchenko (19), Z. Werenski (7), SO – D. Severson Pittsburgh: D. O’Connor (13), B. Rust (24), […]

 MARCH 30, 2024   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have added forward Cameron Butler to the roster on emergency recall from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters, the club announced today. Butler, 21, was signed by the Blue Jackets to an entry level contract […]

By Joe Coopersmith Penguins to Watch «  C Sidney Crosby, who leads the Penguins in goals, assists, and points with 35-41-76 in 71 games this season, has notched 20-37-57 in 40 career games against CBJ. «  D Erik Karlsson ranks second on the team in assists and leads Pens blueliners […]

By Joe Coopersmith MARCH 26, 2024   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets will recognize longtime television play-by-play announcer Jeff Rimer with a ceremony prior to the start of this Saturday’s home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nationwide Arena, the club announced today. The […]

By Joe Coopersmith Coyotes to Watch «  C Logan Colley ranks fifth among NHL rookies in assists and points and sixth in goals with 13-21-34 in 71 games this season. «  D Sean Durzi leads club blueliners with 8-25-33 in 65 outings and has collected 0-2-2 in four career games against […]

By Joe Coopersmith MARCH 25, 2024     COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have added forward Tyler Angle to the roster on emergency recall from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters, the club announced today. Angle made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets […]

By Joe Coopersmith  MARCH 24, 2024   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have loaned forward Trey Fix-Wolansky to the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters and changed forward Brendan Gaunce’s emergency recall to a regular recall, the club announced today. Fix-Wolansky, 24, has recorded two […]

By Joe Coopersmith Golden Knights to Watch «  C Jack Eichel, who has recorded points in three-straight contests (2-1-3), is tied for second on the Golden Knights in scoring with 22-31-53 in 50 appearances and has totaled 9-11-20 in 19 career outings against CBJ. «  C William Karlsson, a […]

By Joe Coopersmith Avalanche to Watch «  C Nathan MacKinnon ranks second in the NHL in points, third in assists and fifth in goals with 42-75-117 in 69 contests this season and has notched 4-15-19 in 17 career games against the Blue Jackets. «  D Cale Makar ranks second among NHL […]

By Annie Walker COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Columbus Fury (4-5) made a furious comeback attempt on Wednesday night but fell short to the Grand Rapids Rise (5-5) in four sets. The Rise held the momentum early and went to the intermission with a 2-0 set lead. Despite […]

By Joe Coopersmith Red Wings to Watch «  D Shayne Gostisbehere leads club blueliners in goals, assists and points with 10-35-45 in 67 appearances and has picked up points in the past five games (1-4-5). «  RW Patrick Kane has racked up 25-53-78 in 60 career games against the Blue Jackets […]

By Joe Coopersmith   GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – T. Toffoli, WPG (2-1-3); 2nd – C. Hellebuyck, WPG (stopped 30-of-31 shots faced, W); 3rd – N. Ehlers, WPG (1-1-2, GWG) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: B. Gaunce (2) Winnipeg: K. Connor (29), N. Ehlers (20), T. Toffoli (29), L. Stanley (1), V. Namestnikov (9), […]

By Joe Coopersmith Jets to Watch «  G Connor Hellebuyck has posted a 30-15-3 record with a 2.33 GAA, .921 SV% and four shutouts in 48 outings this season to lead NHL goaltenders in SV% and GAA (min. 22 GP) and ranks fourth-T in wins. «  D Josh Morrissey ranks seventh […]

By Joe Coopersmith GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – D. Tarasov, CBJ (stopped 39-of-41 shots faced, W); 2nd – A. Nylander, CBJ (2-1-3); 3rd – J. Gaudreau, CBJ (1-2-3, GWG) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: B. Jenner (21), A. Nylander (7), J. Gaudreau (11), EN – A. Nylander (8) San Jose:  F. Zetterlund (18), H. […]

By Joe Coopersmith Sharks to Watch «  LW William Eklund ranks second on the Sharks in assists and third in points with 10-20-30 in 63 appearances and has registered points in five of his last seven games played (2-3-5). «  C Mikael Granlund, who collected two assists on Thursday’s game […]

By Joe Coopersmith GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – A. Forsberg, OTT (stopped 35-of-37 shots faced, SOW); 2nd – E. Merzlikins, CBJ (stopped 34-of-36 shots faced, SOL); 3rd – C. Giroux, OTT (1-0-1, SO Winner) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: B. Jenner (20), PP – A. Nylander (6) Ottawa: C. Giroux (19), T. Stutzle (16), […]

By Joe Coopersmith Senators to Watch «  RW Claude Giroux, who has notched 13-26-39 in 39 career appearances against CBJ, ranks second on Ottawa in assists and points and third in goals with 18-36-54 in 63 outings. «  C Tim Stutzle leads the Senators in assists and points with 15-44-59 […]

By Joe Coopersmith MARCH 12, 2024   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have added forward Brendan Gaunce to the roster on emergency recall from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters, the club announced today. Gaunce, 29, has recorded 12 goals and 15 assists for […]

By Joe Coopersmith Canadiens to Watch «  RW Cole Caufield ranks second on Montreal in goals and points with 19-32-51 in 64 contests and has recorded 3-3-6 in six career games against the Blue Jackets. «  D Mike Matheson ranks 10th-T among NHL blueliners in points and 11th-T in assists with […]