Columbus Blue Jackets

MAY 4, 2022 COLUMBUS, OHIO – Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jack Roslovic has been named the club’s nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, the Blue Jackets and National Hockey League announced today.  The award is presented to “the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a noteworthy humanitarian…

MAY 3, 2022 COLUMBUS, OHIO – Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today that forward Alexandre Texier will compete for France at the 2022 IIHF World Championships held in Helsinki and Tampere, Finland from May 13-29. “Alexandre Texier reached out to let us know that he was ready to get back on…

GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: J. Voracek (6), C. Sillinger (16), PP – J. Roslovic (22), O. Bjorkstrand (27), EN – A. Peeke (2)Tampa Bay: PP – N. Kucherov (25), PP – C. Perry (18) GOALTENDERSColumbus: E. Merzlikins (25 saves, W)Tampa Bay: B. Elliott (30 saves, L) CBJ TEAM NOTES Columbus snapped Tampa Bay’s five-game winning streak in…

CBJ TEAM NOTES Columbus snapped Tampa Bay’s five-game winning streak in the series with tonight’s victory.  The Lightning won the season series 2-1-0 (CBJ; 1-2-0). CBJ now have points in five of the last seven games in the Lightning series at Nationwide Arena (3-2-2). The winning team in the series has scored three-plus goals in…

BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES FROM TAMPA BAY GAME LW Gustav Nyquist registered his 24th assist of the campaign and now has 4-16-20 in the last 26 games (overall 17-34-51 in 81 GP). D Andrew Peeke scored an empty net goal and has 2-13-15 in 81 games. ·        C Kent Johnson tallied an assist to give him 0-3-3 in 8 games since making his…

Cole Sillinger, at 18 year’s old, is becoming a fan favorite with his all out hustle and solid play. His dad, Mike played for the Blue Jackets from 2001-2003.  C Cole Sillinger scored the Blue Jackets’ second goal of the night and now has 5-5-10 in the last 13 games.  With 16-15-31 in 78 outings, he has…

The Blue Jackets have had their problems the past two seasons against the two-time defending Stanley cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. But on Thursday night, the young Jackets outplayed and outhustled the champions for a 5-2 win. What made the win more satisfying is that the CBJ played without several key players: center Sean Kuraly,…

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 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) THE MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 2021-22 Record: 36-37-7, 79 pts. (6th, Metropolitan Division) Goals:  3.13 Goals-For/3.63 Goals-Against… Shots:  29.9 Shots-For/35.1 Shots-Against Power Play:  18.0 percent (25th, NHL)… Penalty Kill:  78.5 percent (20th, NHL) Penalty Minutes:  7.6…

Steven Stamkos, in his 14th season in the NHL with the Tampa Bay Lightning, had never had a 100 point season. That is hard to believe considering he is the star of the team and top goal scorer most seasons. The closest he had come was 98 points (45 goals, 53 assists) in 82 games…

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APRIL 25, 2022 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association has nominated Blue Jackets forward Justin Danforth for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the club announced today.  The award is given annually to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Danforth, 29, made his…

GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: E. Robinson (10), O. Bjorkstrand (25), PP – N. Blankenburg (1), J. Roslovic (21), EN – C. Sillinger (15)Edmonton: E. Kane (21), PP – L. Draisaitl (55) GOALTENDERSColumbus: E. Merzlikins (33 saves, W)Edmonton: M. Koskinen (26 saves, L) CBJ TEAM NOTES The Blue Jackets snapped Edmonton’s five-game winning streak in the series with…

D Nick Blankenburg scored his first career NHL goal and multi-point game after finishing with 1-1-2. And the 23-year-old has only played 6 NHL games and has looked impressive.

April 24th, 2022 RHP Spencer Patton placed on Injured List, RHP Nick Snyder optioned **Oakland, Calif. — ** The Texas Rangers Sunday announced the following roster moves prior to Sunday’s series finale: RHP Spencer Howard reinstated from 10-day Injured List. RHP Dennis Santana reinstated from COVID-19 Related Injured List. RHP Spencer Patton placed on 10-day Injured…

PUTTING PUCKS IN THE NETThe Blue Jackets have been able to fill the back of the net this season, averaging 3.13 goals-per-game through 78 contests (14th in NHL). Columbushas scored three-plus goals in 45 of its contests (includes SO goals). The club is also 29-5-1 when scoring four goals or more in a contest this…

 RW Jakub Voracek notched his first three-assist game of the season, giving him eight assists in the last seven games and 4-28-32 in his last 36 outings.  He now has 39 primary assists on the campaign – the second most in franchise history (Panarin, 44 in 2018-19) while his 54 assists are third-most (Panarin, 59 in 2018-19…

RW Oliver Bjorkstrand recorded his 12th multi-point game of the season with 1-2-3.  He has set single-season career highs in goal and points and is one assist shy of tying his high (2017-18) with 25-28-53 in 77 games.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS VS. EDMONTON OILERS 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) THE MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 2021-22 Record: 35-36-7, 77 pts. (6th, Metropolitan Division) Goals:  3.13 Goals-For/3.64 Goals-Against… Shots:  30.0 Shots-For/35.2 Shots-Against Power Play:  17.7 percent (24th, NHL)… Penalty Kill:  78.9 percent (20th, NHL) Penalty Minutes:  7.7 PIM…