Columbus Blue jackets News & Opinion

Blue Jackets’ Bobrovsky Beats Hurricanes – Stops 46 Shots

The Canadian Press | March 16, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 46 shots — including 22 in the second period — to get his sixth shutout of the season, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday night.
Adam McQuaid, David Savard and Josh Anderso…

Blue Jackets Down Bruins – Jenner Nets Hat Trick

The Canadian Press | March 13, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Boone Jenner got his first career hat trick, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 7-4 on Tuesday night.
The Blue Jackets scored five unanswered goals to go up 5-1 before the Bruins came…

Islanders Blank Blue Jackets – Greiss Earns Shutout

The Canadian Press | March 12, 2019

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Thomas Greiss made 31 saves in his fifth shutout of the season, helping the New York Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 on Monday night.
Ryan Pulock and Anders Lee scored as New York (40-22-7) improved its playoff positionin…

Blue Jackets Beat Penguins – Atkinson Scores Twice

The Canadian Press | March 10, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cam Atkinson had two goals, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets broke an eight-game losing streak against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-1 victory Saturday night.
Boone Jenner and Oliver Bjorkstrand also s…

Duchene, Dzingel & Adjusting to the Blue Jackets

Mark Scheig | March 9, 2019

Imagine your own life for a second, no matter what you do. Imagine that you’re just going through the motions of school or your career. You’re in a daily routine…

Penguins Blank Blue Jackets – Murray Gets Shutout

The Canadian Press | March 8, 2019

PITTSBURGH — Matt Murray stopped 25 shots for his 10th career shutout and the Pittsburgh Penguins opened a pivotal home-and-home with the Columbus Blue Jackets by rolling to a 3-0 victory on Thursday night.
Phil Kessel scored for the first time in 17 g…

Blue Jackets’ Offense Fails Them in Pittsburgh

Mark Scheig | March 7, 2019

The Columbus Blue Jackets proved an age-old adage in the game of hockey on Thursday night. You don’t win games when you score zero goals. Despite a better effort in…

5 Things: Blue Jackets/Penguins

Mark Scheig | March 7, 2019

Blue Jackets. Penguins. Need we say any more? The two Metropolitan Division rivals meet twice in the next three days with potential playoff positioning on the line. Although the season…

NHL Notebook: Kekalainen Hopeful, Rutherford Stressed and the Jerks

The Canadian Press | March 6, 2019

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Jarmo Kekalainen received more than a few thumbs up from fellow general managers after his bold moves ahead of the NHL trade deadline.
Time will tell if the gambles pay off.
The GM of the Columbus Blue Jacket…

Blue Jackets Down Devils in Shootout

The Canadian Press | March 6, 2019

NEWARK, N.J. — Cam Atkinson and Artemi Panarin scored in a shootout and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped both New Jersey attempts to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 2-1 win over the Devils on Tuesday night.
Atkinson also scored the Columbus goal in regulat…

Jets Down Blue Jackets – Wheeler Nets 4 Goals

The Canadian Press | March 4, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Blake Wheeler scored three of his four goals in the third period, Connor Hellebuyck had 40 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Sunday night.
Wheeler’s goal with 2:13 left off Patrik Laine’s feed sealed the…

Oilers Bury Blue Jackets – Draisaitl Gets 3 Points

The Canadian Press | March 3, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists, Mikko Koskinen made 30 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Saturday.
The Oilers used a three-goal second period to pull away from the Blue Jackets, who had won …