Posts About "Zach Werenski"
2019-20 Blue Jackets Report Card
June 6th, 2020 The 2019-20 NHL regular season has come to a close. With the regular season wrapped up and a play-in round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs looming, it’s time to evaluate the Columbus Blue Jackets on their performance this season. The defense, offense, goaltending, and coaching all have been given a letter grade based on...
Blue Jackets Facing Life Without Seth Jones
February 13th, 2020 The playoff race for the Columbus Blue Jackets was going to be a grind anyway. But I'm not sure they planned on something like this. Seth Jones, their all-world defenseman and best player, will be gone for 8-10 weeks. The Blue Jackets have played most of the season injured anyway so that's not new. But they haven't had to deal with...
Blue Jackets More Close-Knit Than Ever
February 8th, 2020 It was a very historic night for the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night for multiple reasons. Elvis Merzlikins did it again. He pitched his fifth shutout in his last eight games to help the Blue Jackets to their 19th win in their last 26 games. He only had to make 16 saves in the 2-0 win, but he became the first rookie goaltender...
Werenski Scores OT Goal in Blue Jackets 1-0 Win Over Panthers
February 4th, 2020 Zach Werenski scored 1:54 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets extended their points streak to nine games with a 1-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Werenski picked up the puck off the right boards, circled around to the bottom of the circle and beat former teammate Sergei Bobrovski, who had made 45 saves until...
Blue Jackets Extend Road Point Streak to 9 by Beating Ducks
January 8th, 2020 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Zach Werenski scored two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. The win pushed Columbus' road point streak to nine games (6-0-3). Eric Robinson and Nathan Gerbe also scor...
Blue Jackets' Fan Sets Up GoFundMe Supporting John Tortorella
January 1st, 2020 It was the press conference heard around the hockey world. John Tortorella was not happy with the National Hockey League. The Columbus Blue Jackets lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout back on Dec 29. In the eyes of Tortorella, he didn't think the game should have ever went to a shootout. Zach Werenski scored what was...
Werenski's Hat Trick Lifts Blue Jackets Over Panthers 4-1
December 31st, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Zach Werenski got his first career hat trick, Elvis Merlikins stopped 36 shots in his first NHL start and the battered Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Tuesday night. Werenski and the Blue Jackets served up a rude homecoming for Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who was making his first...
Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski Out with Shoulder Injury
December 1st, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski is expected to miss four weeks with a shoulder injury. The team said the 22-year-old Werenski was hurt in the first period of Saturday night’s 2-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Werenski has been bothered by shoulder problems in the past. Werenski leads all...
Blue Jackets' Special Teams Finally Clicking Together
November 30th, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets desperately needed a win Friday night against their rival the Pittsburgh Penguins. Thanks to a dominant performance in special teams, they got just that. Gus Nyquist recorded his first hat trick with the Blue Jackets and captain Nick Foligno added two goals including a power-play goal to power the Blue...
Columbus Blue Jackets First-Quarter Grades
November 21st, 2019 We are officially one-fourth of the way through the 2019-20 season. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, it was a period of ups and downs. After their 5-4 win against the Detroit Red Wings Thursday night, the Blue Jackets finish the first quarter at 9-8-4. Needless to say there is a lot of room for improvement. So what grades did the...
Zach Werenski’s Franchise Record Is Huge for the Blue Jackets
November 19th, 2019 Zach Werenski set a Columbus Blue Jackets franchise record for goals by a defenseman on Nov. 9. He accomplished this in his fourth NHL season, which says a little bit about the history of the franchise and Werenski's talent; it only took 42 goals for him to reach the top of the list. He surpassed Rostislav Klesla as the franchise...
Blue Jackets Enter Season-Defining Stretch
November 17th, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets are in an interesting spot in the overall standings. While it's not the best spot in the world to be in, opportunity awaits them in this upcoming stretch. The Blue Jackets will start the new week in last place in the Metropolitan Division thanks to their lack of finishing games in the first 60 minutes. They...
Werenski’s Overtime Goal Lifts Blue Jackets over Blues 3-2
November 15th, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Zach Werenski scored 3:34 into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. With the Blue Jackets on a 4-on-3 power play, Werenski buried a shot from the right circle. He has a goal in three straight games. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for Columbus early in the third...
