Although the Columbus Blue Jackets played well at times in a loss Thursday night to the Boston Bruins, they were only able to score twice against Joonas Korpisalo.
The Blue Jackets honored Zach Werenski before Saturday night's game against the Islanders for his role in Team USA's gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
That's tough. 0 3 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 CBJ GOALS: Lundestrom (1st, 2:30) Marchment (2nd, 3:58) Fantilli (2nd, 18:58) Simon Holmstrom scored 1:47 into overtime as the New York Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena.
If the Columbus Blue Jackets hope to make it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025-26, everyone on the team will have to make important contributions. So far since Rick Bowness took over behind the bench, the team has gotten several key contributions.
In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best
Zach Werenski achieved one of his lifelong dreams. He was a big part of Team U.S.A. winning the gold medal at the recently completed Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
Mathieu Olivier spent 30 minutes Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena as a bartender. Dante Fabbro did the same on the other side of the floor while rocking some 2000s shades.
Jack Hughes was the hero for Team USA in the Olympic gold-medal game on Sunday, helping the country capture gold for the first time in 46 years — and it was Columbus Blue Jackets star defenseman Zach Werenski who set him up.
The Columbus Blue Jackets were supposed to be sellers at the trade deadline. Three weeks ago, that seemed like a certainty. Then Rick Bowness replaced Dean Evason behind the bench, and everything changed.
Katie Gaudreau watched Team USA win Olympic gold, and the emotions were overwhelming. Her brother Johnny, a left wing for the Columbus Blue Jackets, would have been on that team.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are close to a playoff spot as the NHL prepares to return to action. Team USA won gold in Milan on Sunday morning, and the league’s trade freeze has now lifted.
Earlier this season, the Blue Jackets surprised many when they traded for pending unrestricted free agent winger Mason Marchment and made a coaching change,
Latvia will go back to Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins in the team’s do-or-die game against Sweden later on Tuesday evening in Italy.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have granted permission for assistant coach Scott Ford to interview for the vacant head coaching role at Brown University’s men’s hockey program, according to The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline.
Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: The Columbus Blue Jackets will use the Olympic break to talk to pending UFA forwards Boone Jenner, Charlie Coyle, Mason Marchment and defenseman Erik Gudbranson and see if any contract extensions can be worked out.
On New Year’s Day, the Blue Jackets were in last place in the Eastern Conference and had a three-point cushion in the basement. They were all but set to punt on the season, and their high-value pending UFAs, namely Charlie Coyle and Boone Jenner, had found themselves high up on trade bait lists.
The Columbus Blue Jackets were thought of as sellers at the trade deadline during the early parts of the season. But entering the Olympic break, the Blue Jackets are one of the hottest teams in the NHL.
The Columbus Blue Jackets appear to be changing course ahead of the March 6 trade deadline. Instead of shopping veterans Boone Jenner, Charlie Coyle, and Mason Marchment, the team is now leaning toward keeping all three and working on contract extensions.
Lativa will turn to veteran Elvis Merzļikins for the team’s Olympic men’s hockey opener against the United States, as first reported by Latvian reporter Ulvis Brože.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are approaching a pivotal stretch in their organizational timeline, and much of it revolves around captain Boone Jenner. With extension discussions expected during the Olympic break, Jenner’s future in Columbus is quietly becoming one of the more intriguing contract situations to watch.
As we get set to head into the Olympic break, many teams might take a look around the NHL to see what has been working for others, and gauge what they might have to do to find more success.
Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season and Mathieu Olivier scored two goals in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.
The Columbus Blue Jackets may end up being one of the most important teams to watch as the trade deadline approaches. According to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, once they determine at the Olympic break if they’re buyers or sellers, the action could pick up in a significant way.