By Joe Coopersmith Flyers to Watch «  RW Travis Konecny, who has picked up 4-3-7 in the last seven outings and leads the club in goals, assists and points with 31-34-65 in 70 games this season, has tallied 15-15-30 in 25 career contests vs. Columbus. «  D Travis Sanheim leads […]

By Joe Coopersmith Islanders to Watch «  C Mathew Barzal, who leads the team in points and ranks second in assists with 23-53-76 in 74 games this season, has recorded 8-13-21 in 19 games vs. Columbus. «  D Noah Dobson ranks fifth among NHL blueliners in assists and sixth-T in […]

By Joe Coopersmith APRIL 1, 2024 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets are excited to host the 5th Line Celebration, presented by Schmidt’s, on Saturday, April 6 when the team plays the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m. The theme night, held in honor of their dedicated […]

By Joe Coopersmith APRIL 2, 2024   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have added defenseman David Jiricek to the roster on emergency recall from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters, the club announced today. Jiricek, 20, has recorded one goal and eight assists for […]

By Joe Coopersmith Pascal Vincent CBJ head coach 4 1 2024 Postgame Press Conference CBJ 4 PITT 1.mp3   BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES­ RW Alex Nylander notched his fifth career multi-goal effort and third of the campaign with two goals and has recorded 10-3-13 in his first […]

By Joe Coopersmith APRIL 2, 2024   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have loaned defenseman Jake Christiansen to the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters, the club announced today. Christiansen, 24, has registered two assists with two penalty minutes in 12 games with the Blue […]

By Joe Coopersmith APRIL 2, 2024   COLUMBUS, OHIO – Former Blue Jackets Head Coach Ken Hitchcock, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023, will participate in a ceremonial puck drop prior to Thursday’s game at Nationwide Arena against the New York […]

By Joe Coopersmith GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – D. Tarasov, CBJ (stopped 45-of-46 shots faced, W); 2nd – A. Nylander, CBJ (2-0-2, GWG); 3rd – E. Gudbranson, CBJ (0-2-2) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: K. Marchenko (20), A. Nylander (9), A. Nylander (10), EN – C. Sillinger (13) Colorado: C. Wagner (1)   GOALTENDERS […]

By Joe Coopersmith 4 1 2024   Greaves, 23, leads all AHL goalies with 27 wins and has posted a .917 save percentage in four career NHL appearances   The Columbus Blue Jackets have added goaltender Jet Greaves to the roster on emergency recall from […]

By Joe Coopersmith Pascal Vincent CBJ head coach 3 30 2024 Postgame Press Conference CBJ 4 Penguins 3 Shootout .mp3 BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES­ D Zach Werenski notched his 10th multi-point effort of the campaign with 1-1-2 to give him 3-7-10 and three multi-point outings in the last […]

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 […]