Columbus Blue Jackets

By Joe Coopersmith BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES The Blue Jackets fell to 3-4-0 in the past seven games following tonight’s loss to the Hurricanes. The winning team in the series has scored four-plus goals in eight of the past nine meetings dating back to Oct. 23, 2022. With D Zach Werenski’s assist tonight, CBJ blueliners have now…

By Joe Coopersmith Hurricanes to Watch «  C Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in goals, assists and points with 22-39-61 in 56 appearances and has totaled 11-13-24 in 31 career games against the Blue Jackets. «  D Brent Burns leads club blueliners in goals and points (tied) with 9-22-31 in 59 outings. «  Rookie G Pyotr Kochetkov ranks third-T in the NHL in GAA…

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 33-46-79 in 59 outings and has posted points in five…

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 Stadium, home of the Ohio State Buckeyes, on Saturday, March…

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 Alternate Governor John Davidson announced today.  Nylander has been recalled 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 in points and seventh in goals with 32-46-78 in 57…

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 a point for just the third time in the last…

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 (35 saves, L) Buffalo: U-P. Luukkonen (25 saves, W) SPECIAL TEAMS…

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. «  G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has posted a 15-14-2 record with a 2.52 GAA,…

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 the Ducks in assists and ranks second in points with…

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 club in scoring and ranks second in goals and points…

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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 Governor John Davidson announced today.  Davidson, along with the team’s hockey…

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 in 48 games played and has totaled 4-1-5 in seven…

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 quiet space that offers a calming atmosphere for families and…

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 – S. Stamkos (22), EN – B. Hagel (19)  …

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 and is third-T in goals with 33-54-87 in 51 appearances…

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 to a calf laceration, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo…

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 has collected 3-13-16 in 24 career games against CBJ. C Robert…

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 care.  Under the terms of the joint NHL/NHLPA program, he will…