By Joe Coopersmith Rangers to Watch «  D Adam Fox ranks seventh among league blueliners in assists (tied) and points with 9-38-47 in 49 appearances and has collected 0-14-14 in 12 career games against CBJ. «  LW Artemi Panarin ranks fifth-T in the NHL in points and seventh-T in goals with […]

By Joe Coopersmith Blue Jackets, Red Wings to play first outdoor hockey game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, March 1, 2025 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets will face off against the Detroit Red Wings in the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™ at historic Ohio […]

By Joe Coopersmith FEBRUARY 22, 2024   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired left wing Alex Nylander and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for right wing Emil Bemstrom, President of Hockey Operations and […]

By Joe Coopersmith   Rangers to Watch «  D Adam Fox entered play on Saturday seventh among league blueliners in points and eighth in assists with 9-37-46 in 47 appearances and has collected 0-13-13 in 11 career games against CBJ. «  LW Artemi Panarin enters Saturday’s games fifth in the NHL […]

by Joe Coopersmith   Pascal Vincent CBJ HC 2 23 2024 Postgame News Conference Sabres 2 Blue Jackets 1.mp3   BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES The Blue Jackets fell to 2-2-0 in the past four games following tonight’s loss to the Sabres. CBJ failed to record […]

By Joe Coopersmith GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – C. Clifton, BUF (1-0-1, GWG); 2nd – D. Tarasov, CBJ (stopped 35-of-37 shots faced, L); 3rd – U-P. Luukkonen, BUF (stopped 25-of-26 shots faced, W) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: PP – D. Voronkov (15) Buffalo: Z. Girgensons (6), C. Clifton (1)   GOALTENDERS Columbus: D. Tarasov […]

By Joe Coopersmith Sabres to Watch «  D Rasmus Dahlin, who skated in his second NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 3, ranks second on the Sabres in assists and points and ranks second-T among NHL blueliners in goals and eighth-T in points with 14-29-43 in 55 appearances. […]

By Joe Coopersmith Ducks to Watch «  D Cam Fowler leads club blueliners in assists and points with 4-23-27 in 55 appearances and has collected 10-10-20 in 25 career games against CBJ. «  RW Troy Terry, who has picked up 3-4-7 in six career games against the Blue Jackets, leads […]

By Joe Coopersmith Kings to Watch «  D Drew Doughty, who leads the Kings blueliners with 11-18-29 in 53 outings, has registered 8-22-30 in 36 career appearances against CBJ, including the OT winner in the first meeting of the season series on Dec. 5. «  RW Adrian Kempe leads the […]

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By Skip Coopersmith FEBRUARY 15, 2024   Kekalainen was the longest serving general manager in club history COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have relieved Jarmo Kekalainen of his duties as general manager of the National Hockey League club, President of Hockey Operations and Alternate […]

By Joe Coopersmith Senators to Watch «  RW Claude Giroux, who has notched 12-24-36 in 38 career appearances against CBJ, ranks second on Ottawa in assists and points and third in goals with 16-27-43 in 48 outings. «  C Tim Stutzle leads the Senators in assists and points with 11-36-47 […]

By Bert Leeson WHAT:              The Columbus Blue Jackets and Nationwide Arena will host a ribbon cutting and formal opening of the new sensory room – Safelite Safe Spot – for individuals who experience difficulties processing sensory information. The sensory room is a designated […]

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – A. Vasilevskiy, TBL (stopped 33-of-35 shots faced, W); 2nd – B. Jenner, CBJ (2-0-2); 3rd – B. Hagel, TBL (1-2-3) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: B. Jenner (14), PP – B. Jenner (15) Tampa Bay: PP – N. Paul (14), A. Cirelli (11), PP […]

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith Lightning to Watch «  D Victor Hedman, who ranks fourth among NHL blueliners in assists and points with 9-42-51 in 50 games this season, has registered 4-22-26 in 36 career outings against CBJ. «  RW Nikita Kucherov, who leads the NHL in assists and points […]

By Joe Coopersmith   2024 #1 draft choice suffered a calf laceration when his left leg was struck by a skate blade Sunday against Seattle   1 31 2024   Columbus Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks due […]

Blues to Watch LW Pavel Buchnevich ranks second on the club in goals (tied) and points with 17-22-39 in 46 contests and has registered 7-8-15 in 18 career games against the Blue Jackets. D Torey Krug leads Blues defensemen in assists and points with 1-19-20 in 48 appearances and […]

By Skip Coopersmith   JANUARY 28, 2024   COLUMBUS, OHIO – Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, the Blue Jackets, NHL and NHLPA announced today.  He will be unavailable to the club for an indefinite period while he receives […]

By Bert Leeson GAME FILE *Blue Jackets improve to (15-23-9) *starring in goal was Daniil Tarasov who made 28 saves *CBJ welcomed back defenseman Zach Werenski who missed 10 games with a high-ankle sprain sustained on December 27 against the New Jersey Devils. He had […]

By Bert Leeson GAME FILE *Evander Kane scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had an assist *Edmonton Oilers win their 14th straight game where their star player, Connor  McDavid leads the Oilers with 19 points (six goals, 13 assists) over their win […]