By Melville Van Buren THE MATCHUP   Capitals to Watch «  D John Carlson has collected assists in two-straight games and leads the club in assists and ranks second in points during the 2023-24 season with 1-8-9 in 14 appearances, has collected 6-16-22 in 33 career games against […]

By Melville Van Buren GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – C. Ingram, ARI (stopped 39-of-41 shots faced, W); 2nd – D. Severson, CBJ (2-0-2); 3rd – L. Crouse, ARI (1-0-1, GWG) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: D. Severson (2), D. Severson (3) Arizona: B. Hayton (2), PP – L. Cooley (2), L. Crouse (7)   […]

By Carey Van Lue Red Wings to Watch «  RW Alex DeBrincat, who has notched 25-plus goals in five of his first six NHL seasons, ranks sixth-T in the League in goals with 9-5-14 in his first 14 games with the club in 2023-24. «  C Dylan Larkin leads the […]

By Carey Van Lue Stars to Watch «  C Roope Hintz has registered 5-6-11 and three multi-point efforts in ten contests this season, tying for the club lead in goals and points. «  G Jake Oettinger has earned points in six of eight games this season with a 5-2-1 record, 2.11 […]

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By Carey Van Lue OCTOBER 30, 2023 SEALMASTER NAMED COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS ROAD HELMET PARTNER FOR 2023-24 SealMaster’s parent company, ThorWorks Industries, is based in Sandusky, Ohio and has been a Blue Jackets corporate partner since 2008 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today […]

By Carey Van Lue Stars to Watch «  D Miro Heiskanen leads Stars blueliners in assists and points with 1-3-4 in six appearances and has collected 45-163-208 in 360 career outings since being selected third overall at the 2017 NHL Draft. «  G Jake Oettinger has earned points in all four […]

By Carey Van Lue BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports+, Bally Sports App                                                               Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter) Radio:  105.7 FM                    Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) slanders to Watch «  C Mathew Barzal, who has collected a point in five-straight […]

By Carey Van Lue Pascal Vincent CBJ HC Postgame News Conference Anaheim 3 Columbus 2 OT 10 24 2023.mp3 BOX SCORE   FINAL GAME STATS   COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS & nhl

Carey Van Lue   OCT. 24, 2023 II NATIONWIDE ARENA II VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS   BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports+, Bally Sports App                                                               Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter) Radio:  97.1 The Fan              Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) Ducks to Watch «  C Leo […]

Wild to Watch «  C Joel Eriksson Ek leads Minnesota in goals and ranks third in points with 4-1-5 in four appearances in 2023-24 a season after setting career highs in assists and points with 23-38-61 in 78 outings. «  LW Kirill Kaprizov, who is tied for the team lead […]

By Melville Van Buren GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – S. Martin, CBJ (stopped 36-of-37 shots faced, W); 2nd – J. Danforth, CBJ (1-1-2, GWG); 3rd – S. Kuraly, CBJ (1-0-1) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: S. Kuraly (1), J. Danforth (2), EN – Z. Werenski (1) Calgary: SHG – E. Lindholm […]

By Carey Van Lue GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – B. Jenner, CBJ (3-0-3); 2nd – J. Gaudreau, CBJ (0-2-2); 3rd – D. Jiricek, CBJ (1-0-1) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: B. Jenner (1), PP – B. Jenner (2), B. Jenner (3), D. Jiricek (1), J. Danforth (1) NY Rangers: E. Gustafsson […]

By Carey Van Lue OCT. 14, 2023 II NATIONWIDE ARENA II VS. NEW YORK RANGERS   BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  Bally Sports Ohio           Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter) Radio:  97.1 The Fan              Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) Rangers to Watch «  LW Artemi Panarin, who led New York in […]

By Melville Van Buren Forward who has recorded 12 goals and five assists in 51 career games now signed through 2024-25 season   October 11, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Justin Danforth to a one-year, $1.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 […]

By Melville Van Buren 97.1 The Fan has served as the team’s flagship station since inaugural season   October 12, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today multi-year extensions of the National Hockey League club’s partnerships with Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan (WBNS-Radio) and Columbus […]

Posted By Melville Van Buren Play-by-play voice of the CBJ has had a six-decade career behind the mic   ByJeff Rimer October 11, 2023 A personal note from our dear friend and longtime play-by-play announcer Jeff Rimer to The 5th Line: It has been an […]

By Melville Van Buren Club also announces one-year contract extensions for Assistant Coaches Jared Boll and Steve McCarthy   October 11, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets have added Josef Boumedienne to Head Coach Pascal Vincent’s staff as an assistant coach, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen […]

By Melville Van Buren Werenski suffered a quad contusion in last night’s season opener against Philadelphia and is expected to miss one-to-two weeks October 13, 2023 The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed defenseman Zach Werenski on Injured Reserve and recalled defenseman David Jiricek from the […]

By Melville Van Buren Pascal Vincent CBJ HC Postgame News Conference Phila 4 CBJ 2 10 12 2023 Home Opener .mp3   GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – C. Hart, PHI (31-of-33, W); 2nd – E. Merzlikins, CBJ (33-of-35, L); 3rd – T. Konecny, PHI (2-0-2) GOAL SCORERS […]