By Carey Van Lue    DECEMBER 14, 2023   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated goaltender Elvis Merzlikins off Injured Reserve, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Merzlikins, 29, has missed the last three games due to an illness.  He has gone 6-8-4 […]

By Carey Van Lue Maple Leafs to Watch «  C Auston Matthews, who notched 2-2-4 on Tuesday and has posted goals in three-straight (5-2-7) and four of the past five contests (7-2-9), is tied for the NHL lead in goals with 21-11-32 in 26 games this season. […]

Panthers to Watch «  C Aleksander Barkov ranks second on the club in assists and points and third in goals with 9-16-25 in 23 games and has totaled 12-16-28 in 31 career outings against the Blue Jackets. «  Former Blue Jacket G Sergei Bobrovsky has posted a 13-6-1 record with a […]

 DECEMBER 9, 2023   Club’s captain expected to miss six weeks due to a fractured jaw COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed center Boone Jenner on Injured Reserve, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Jenner suffered a fractured jaw […]

By Melville Van Buren GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – Y. Chinakhov, CBJ (2-1-3, GWG); 2nd – J. Greaves, CBJ (stopped 41-of-43 shots faced, W); 3rd – K. Marchenko, CBJ (1-1-2) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: K. Marchenko (9), A. Fantilli (8), Y. Chinakhov (4), PP – Y. Chinakhov (5), EN – A. Texier […]

By Melville Van Buren DECEMBER 6, 2023   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for left wing Eric Robinson, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.  The […]

By Carey Van Lue GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – P. Danault, LAK (2-0-2); 2nd – J. Gaudreau, CBJ (1-1-2); 3rd – D. Doughty, LAK (1-0-1, GWG) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: PP – K. Marchenko (8), J. Gaudreau (4), M. Olivier (1) Los Angeles: P. Danault (5), P. Danault (6), A. Kaliyev (6), OT […]

By Carey Van Lue   COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

By Carey Van Lue Kings to Watch «  D Vladislav Gavrikov spent four seasons with the Blue Jackets (15-58-73in 256 GP) after being selected 159th overall I the 2015 NHL Draft and has 2-4-6 in 21 appearances in his first full campaign with Los Angeles. «  C Anze Kopitar, who is […]

By Carey Van Lue Bruins to Watch «  D Charlie McAvoy leads club blueliners with 3-12-15 in 18 appearances and has picked up 1-10-11 in 13 career games against the Blue Jackets «  RW David Pastrnak ranks fourth-T in the League in points and eighth-T in goals with 13-20-33 in […]

By Carey Van Lue GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – E. Merzlikins, CBJ (stopped 41-of-43 shots faced, W); 2nd – A. Fantilli, CBJ (1-0-1, GWG); 3rd – Z. Werenski, CBJ (0-2-2) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: PP – P. Laine (5), D. Voronkov (5), A. Fantilli (5), PP – B. Jenner (12) Ottawa: C. Giroux […]

By Carey Van Lue GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – J. Armia, MTL (1-0-1, GWG); 2nd – C. Caufield, MTL (1-0-1); 3rd – Y. Chinakhov, CBJ (1-0-1) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: P. Laine (4), Y. Chinakhov (3) Montreal: A. Newhook (7), C. Caufield (7), J. Armia (2), EN – G. Lindstrom (2)   GOALTENDERS […]

By Carey Van Lue Canadiens to Watch «  RW Cole Caufield, who has notched 23-plus goals in each of the last two campaigns, is tied for the team lead in goals, assists and points with 6-11-17 in 21 outings in 2023-24. «  D Mike Matheson ranks fifth-T among NHL blueliners […]

By Melville Van Buren GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – S. Martin, CBJ (stopped 31-of-33 shots faced, W); 2nd – Y. Chinakhov, CBJ (1-1-2, GWG); 3rd – D. Voronkov, CBJ (1-0-1) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: D. Voronkov (4), I. Provorov (2), Y. Chinakhov (2), PP – K. Marchenko (7), EN – J. Danforth […]

By Melville Van Buren Bruins to Watch «  D Charlie McAvoy leads club blueliners with 3-10-13 in 16 appearances and has picked up 1-9-10 in 12 career games against the Blue Jackets «  RW David Pastrnak ranks fourth in the League in points and fifth-T in goals with 13-18-31 in […]

By Carey Van Lue Devils to Watch «  LW Jesper Bratt leads the club in points and ranks second in goals and assists with 8-15-23 in 17 appearances, including 1-3-4 in the past four contests. «  D Dougie Hamilton, who had his three-game assist streak (0-4-4) snapped on Wednesday, leads […]

By Carey Van Lue GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – Z. Werenski, CBJ (0-4-4); 2nd – B. Jenner, CBJ (2-0-2); 3rd – C. Sillinger, CBJ (1-1-2, GWG) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: B. Jenner (9), E. Gudbranson (2), PP – B. Jenner (10), C. Sillinger (1), D. Voronkov (3), K. Marchenko (5), P. Laine […]

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 […]