Posts About "Gustav Nyquist"
Blue Jackets' Texier Steps Into the Spotlight
November 9th, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the 2020 offseason with one big question in their top-six. Thanks to Gus Nyquist's surgery, they now have two big questions. Is Alex Texier ready to be a full-time top-line player?Who will replace Nyquist in the top-six while he is recovering? It has been widely expected that Texier would get the...
Blue Jackets Need Plan B Following Nyquist Surgery
November 5th, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets winger Gustav Nyquist has undergone surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to need five to six months to recover. In addition to repairing a torn labrum, a cyst was surgically removed. Gustav Nyquist, Columbus Blue Jackets (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Interestingly, the surgery occurred just...
Blue Jackets – Lightning Game 2 Notes: 21 Periods Over 8 Days, No Problem
August 14th, 2020 Since last Thursday, the Columbus Blue Jackets have played over 21 periods worth of hockey, with three overtime games (including Tuesday’s 5 OT marathon). This Thursday afternoon they stuck to regulation time – and stuck it to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 to even their series at one game each. And they looked strong right through the...
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...
