Posts About "Gustav Nyquist"
4 Former Red Wings to Watch During the Playoffs
August 4th, 2020 Hockey is back, but the Detroit Red Wings are not. Fans of the team from Michigan instead have to find a secondary franchise to cheer on as this unique tournament unfolds. One way to determine which teams to cheer for is to find some familiar faces. In the midst of a rebuild, the Red Wings have sent away many players in order to...
Blue Jackets Looking For Veteran Impact
July 31st, 2020 With the exhibition games starting to wrap up, the NHL is now just days away from putting its 24-team playoff format into its next stage with the play-in qualifiers giving each of the 16 teams a chance in a five-game series to grab a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In a perfect world, there would be more exhibition games and...
Blue Jackets' Bjorkstrand Finally Bringing His Best Game
December 18th, 2019 All season long, the Columbus Blue Jackets have waited for someone, anyone, to step up their offensive game. With the goaltending and defense keeping them in many games as evidenced by the number of one-goal games they've been in, all that's been needed to get the team on a roll is goals. One player in particular has answered this...
Gustav Nyquist Fitting in as Planned with the Blue Jackets
November 30th, 2019 Gustav Nyquist has been a great signing for the Columbus Blue Jackets so far. His hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins was his best game on the scoresheet and it propelled the Blue Jackets to victory on Friday night. Even though the first goal was redirected off of his back and the last was an empty netter, it was a good showing...
Nyquist Helps Blue Jackets Beat Penguins 5-2
November 29th, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gustav Nyquist scored three times to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night. Nick Foligno had two goals for the Blue Jackets, who won for the fifth time in seven games. Joonas Korpisalo had 29 saves, making several good stops with Pittsburgh pressing in the third...
Blue Jackets End 5-Game Skid with 3-2 Win over Coyotes
November 7th, 2019 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Gustav Nyquist had a goal and two assists, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 31 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. Emil Bemstrom got his first NHL goal...
Nyquist's Penalty-Shot Goal the Difference as Blue Jackets Beat Leafs in OT
October 21st, 2019 TORONTO — Gustav Nyquist scored on a penalty shot at 1:57 of overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday. Riley Nash, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Alexander Wennberg scored in regulation for Columbus (4-3-2)....
Blue Jackets Look to Swedish Players for Scoring Punch
October 3rd, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to Sweden to help fill the scoring void left by departed star forward Artemi Panarin. More specifically, the Blue Jackets are relying on a quartet of Swedes _ two of them rookies who haven’t played...
3 Reasons Blue Jackets Had a Decent 2019 Offseason
August 7th, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets have more to show for their second-round playoff exit than most may think. After going all in by trading for Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel, the Blue Jackets shocked the Tampa Bay Lightning with a first-round sweep, but ultimately disappointed by losing to the Boston Bruins. It obviously didn’t help...
Blue Jackets Sign Gustav Nyquist for 4 Years
July 1st, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers needed to improve their top six forwards corps. As such, they were in heavily on Gustav Nyquist. But, because the Blue Jackets were losing players rapidly in free agency, they stepped up and landed Nyquist leaving the Oilers to look at other options. Former Blue Jackets Artemi Panarin had signed with the New York...
Devils Need Post-Draft Roster Upgrades
June 26th, 2019 After using the first 24 hours of the NHL Draft to select Jack Hughes at No. 1 overall, and acquire Norris Trophy-winning defenseman P.K. Subban from the Nashville Predators, the New Jersey Devils have completely transformed their roster. While adding Hughes and Subban to a roster that includes a healthy Taylor Hall might be enough...
Devils' Armchair GM: Retooling for 2019-20
June 8th, 2019 The New Jersey Devils have plenty of needs to address this offseason Fortunately, general manager Ray Shero has a ton of assets to work with. He has 10 draft picks at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, including the first-overall selection, and $35 million in salary cap space to add NHL-ready talent. There's a variety of ways Shero can put...
