Charlie Coyle scored his second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the surging Columbus Blue Jackets to their fourth straight win, 4-2 over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
1 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 CBJ GOALS: Coyle (PP) (1st, 19:13) Coyle (2) (2nd, 1:23) Olivier (2nd, 6:47) Coyle (3) (3rd, 18:57) The second hat trick of Charlie Coyle's career led the way for the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Blue Jackets’ legend Rick Nash is on the fast track in front office circles. He hopes to one day become a general manager in the National Hockey League.
Welcome to another edition of NHL Predictions! In this matchup, the Chicago Blackhawks return home to battle the Columbus Blue Jackets. Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey analyze the day’s games and provide in-depth analysis.
On Jan. 10, 2026, the Columbus Blue Jackets were 18-19-7, placing them in last place in the Metropolitan Division. That led to the Blue Jackets firing Dean Evason and hiring Rick Bowness.
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Sean Monahan scored the go-ahead goal with 3:28 remaining in the third period to fuel the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are relatively healthy as they play games in the last week of January. As of game time Wednesday night when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on TNT, only defenseman Brendan Smith will be on injured reserve.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been through a roller coaster of a season, as they fired head coach Dean Evason just a few weeks after a slow start. Since then, the Blue Jackets hired Rick Bowness, and are 5-1 after the coaching change.
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.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are on a great stretch since the hiring of head coach Rick Bowness, and have now played themselves right back into contention in the Eastern Conference playoff race, with a 6-1-0 record under their new bench boss.
Welcome to another NHL Predictions. Each day, here at Last Word On Hockey, we provide in-depth analysis, insights, and predictions for NHL games. For this edition, we take a look at the Philadelphia Flyers taking on the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Blue Jackets have placed forwards Zach Aston-Reese and Brendan Gaunce on waivers, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. The open roster spots will allow Columbus to activate defenseman Denton Mateychuk from injured reserve before tomorrow’s game, as expected.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are set to get some reinforcements, as forward Miles Wood and defenseman Denton Mateychuk are expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Blue Jackets are expected to activate defenseman Denton Mateychuk from injured reserve in the coming days, per head coach Rick Bowness (via the team’s Jeff Svoboda).
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The Los Angeles Kings will look to rein in Mason Marchment when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. The 30-year-old forward had a hat trick and added an assist in the Blue Jackets 8-5 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
The Columbus Blue Jackets continued their strong form under head coach Rick Bowness with a 1-0 win against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena.
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that forward Mason Marchment has been activated off injured reserve in advance of the team’s game tonight against the Dallas Stars.
When Don Waddell picked up the phone to call Rick Bowness, he didn’t know what answer he was going to get. Bowness had every reason to say no. He’d stepped away.