The Columbus Blue Jackets closed out their road swing with a statement performance Monday night, grinding out a physical 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre.
So far it's looking like a win-win. After the Columbus Blue Jackets fell 5-2 to the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 18, leader and veteran defenseman Zach Werenski did not mince words regarding another bitter loss.
The Columbus Blue Jackets thought they’d have a standard turnaround for their back-to-back game against the Ottawa Senators. It was anything but a standard turnaround.
Defenseman Damon Severson had a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 win over the host Ottawa Senators on Monday night. Boone Jenner, defenseman Denton Mateychuk and Kirill Marchenko also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their third straight.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Isac Lundestrom will “likely miss a week or two” with a lower-body injury, according to The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline. According to The Hockey Writers’ Mark Scheig, Lundestrom needed help off the ice at practice over the weekend.
With each passing day, it appeared more and more like Yegor Chinakhov’s days were numbered with the Columbus Blue Jackets. On Monday afternoon, that news became reality.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have traded their 2021 first-round pick, forward Yegor Chinakhov, to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Danton Heinen and a couple of draft picks.
About an hour after it was first learned that the Columbus Blue Jackets were trading Yegor Chinakhov, it was learned that he was being moved to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the details of the trade surfaced.
The Columbus Blue Jackets traded forward Yegor Chinakhov, a former first-round draft pick, to the division rival Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, multiple reports said.
According to NHL insider Pierre LeBrun, “The Blue Jackets are finalizing a trade involving Igor Chinakov [Yegor Chinakhov]. Columbus is getting draft picks back.” The news comes after months of uncertainty surrounding the unhappy forward, who had asked for a trade earlier this season.
Mat Barzal has been fined $5,000—the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement—for slashing Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mason Marchment.
Well, we are here for a Monday night in late December. Maybe some people kickstarted their New Year’s resolutions early, or some are remaining festive, but either way, we have some Sens hockey for you.
The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Ottawa Senators on Monday night fresh off a come-from-behind victory and the winners of two straight. Trailing 2-1, the Blue Jackets rallied for three goals in the third period on Sunday for a 4-2 victory over the visiting New York Islanders.
As he signaled would be the case yesterday, Blue Jackets head coach Dean Evason told reporters that winger Mathieu Olivier will come off injured reserve and be available for tonight’s tilt against the Islanders (via Jeff Svoboda of NHL.com).
It’s safe to say that Mason Marchment has enjoyed his first couple of days with the Columbus Blue Jackets. After being shipped off by the Seattle Kraken to the Blue Jackets on Dec.
The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired veteran winger Mason Marchment from the Seattle Kraken on Friday of last week, and he made an instant impact for the club, scoring a goal in his first game after the trade.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have not quite made the jump that many expected from a talented young core that showed tons of promise down the stretch last season.