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The Columbus Blue Jackets shut out the Dallas Stars 1-0 in a gritty game that saw them knock off one of the best teams in the NHL. It was a major win for the Blue Jackets, as they pulled off a much-needed win. Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves talked about what went right in the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets continued their strong form under head coach Rick Bowness with a 1-0 win against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. It was Columbus’s fifth win in six games and their fourth under Bowness, who replaced Dean Evason nine days ago. Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski scored the game’s […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have won three games in a row, including the first two under new head coach Rick Bowness. The veteran Bowness was brought in on Monday, replacing the fired Dean Evason. Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins says he can already feel the difference in the locker room. “I’m really excited,” Merzlikins said, […]

On Monday, the Columbus Blue Jackets fired head coach Dean Evason and assistant Steve McCarthy after a frustrating season that included blowing a three-goal lead against Pittsburgh in a 5-4 overtime loss on January 4 and a rough 1-3 road trip, leaving the team seventh in the Metropolitan Division. They quickly brought back 70-year-old Rick […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are on pace to miss the playoffs for a sixth straight season. This led to the front office making a change. The Blue Jackets fired Dean Evason and hired Rick Bowness to be the head coach. It was a slight surprise, as the comments Bowness made when he retired did not […]

It has been a disappointing season thus far for the Columbus Blue Jackets. They are currently in last place in the Metropolitan Division and tied for last in the Eastern Conference. Despite a much-needed win over the Utah Mammoth, the Blue Jackets have lost 12 of their last 18 games. This has led to a […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 overtime victory against the Utah Mammoth on Sunday at Delta Center. Dmitri Voronkov scored the game-winning goal on the power play at 1:01 of overtime, tipping a feed from Zach Werenski past Vitek Vanecek. Voronkov’s goal came after Daniil But was called for […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have been without their best player in Zach Werenski for the last four games, but that will change as they look to halt the Buffalo Sabres’ league-best 10-game winning streak on Saturday afternoon at Nationwide Arena. Werenski was activated off injured reserve and will return to the lineup for the cross-division […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets connected on a trade on Monday involving a young forward. Yegor Chinakhov had requested a trade from Columbus, finally landing with the Penguins in an inter-division trade. Both teams are out of the playoffs heading into the new year, so does it make sense for both sides? Chinakhov […]

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. It was the second night of a back-to-back for Columbus, yet the Blue Jackets showed little fatigue, leaning on resilience, timely scoring, and steady goaltending to […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ solid start to the 2025-26 NHL season has faded from memory following an abysmal December that saw the squad lose eight straight games. The recent slide further incentivizes president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas to prioritize a big-picture outlook for the franchise. In other words, the Pens are focused on stockpiling young […]

The New York Islanders lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Sunday. They collapsed in the third period, but still, the biggest story was a scrum that resulted in an ejection. Islanders forward Mathew Barzal slashed Blue Jackets forward Mason Marchment after a hit on Matthew Schaefer. The Department of Player Safety fined Barzal […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Sunday thanks to three third-period goals. But multiple hits and a scrum involving rookie Matthew Schaefer took the headlines. Blue Jackets forward Mason Marchment laid two hits on Schaefer, which ended in a scrum and Mathew Barzal’s ejection. Marchment spoke with Jeff Svoboda of […]

There have been multiple trades in the NHL so far this month, with various players heading to new cities. But there was also recently a trade between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Seattle Kraken that resulted in only one player switching addresses, and that was forward Mason Marchment. Marchment, who had been acquired by the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are one of the worst teams in hockey at this time. They head into the Christmas holiday tied for last in the Eastern Conference. And star defenseman Zach Werenski is beginning to feel restless as the losses pile up. Before the NHL’s roster freeze, though, Columbus swung a trade with the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets wasted defenseman and alternate captain Zach Werenski’s historic two-goal performance in a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. The result dropped Columbus to 14-14-6, while Minnesota improved to 21-9-5 and extended its winning streak to six games. The two goals gave Werenski his first-ever run […]

The Minnesota Wild are riding high after the Quinn Hughes acquisition, and head coach John Hynes is reaping the benefits of having a superstar added to his backend. The Wild face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night, who have a familiar face behind the bench in Dean Evason, who Minnesota fired halfway through the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have had an up-and-down season so far, and the hope is that they can turn on a switch and go on a run. Something that could help them with that is getting healthy, and it looks like they’re getting one of their key players back on the ice. Kirill Marchenko is […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Monday night. While the team is having a middling season, Zach Werenski has reached 400 points in his career and continues to play well. He was injured in the game with the Capitals, but the Jackets got good news regarding […]

It’s safe to say that no one had a Bill Simmons-Columbus Blue Jackets beef on their bingo cards for the 2025-26 NHL season. Simmons made some comments about the franchise on a recent podcast, which was a bit of a shock, considering he doesn’t have many hockey takes on his shows. Nevertheless, the polarizing podcast […]

Even after Zach Werenski hit his 400th NHL goal, the Columbus Blue Jackets probably did not expect to be in the headlines, but Bill Simmons found a way to make them the center of attention. On the latest episode of his podcast, a fan sent in a question that asked who was the most irrelevant […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets (10-8-2) couldn’t contain their recent momentum, which halted after falling 5-2 to the Winnipeg Jets (12-7-0). The disappointing loss also overshadowed a massive individual milestone for Zach Werenski, who recorded the Blue Jackets’ second goal at 4:04 of the third period. Werenski, with 119 goals and 281 assists, skated in 587 games, […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets finished just outside the playoffs in the 2024-25 season and hoped to improve this year. The team is coming off its fourth straight defeat, having lost to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime on Monday night. The Jackets are now 7-7-1 on the year, and tied for last in the Metropolitan Division. […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets had a lead over the New York Islanders on Sunday. And they held this lead into the final minute of the third period. Unfortunately, this lead did not hold. Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer tied the game, and they scored another goal on Elvis Merzlikins, giving them two goals in 30 seconds. […]

Yegor Chinakhov has not enjoyed his time with the Columbus Blue Jackets since he was drafted. But when Chinakhov requested a trade from the Blue Jackets, the assumption was that he would be gone soon. Despite the Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres, and Detroit Red Wings showing interest in the former first-round pick, no deals have been […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets flirted with earning a Stanley Cup Playoff spot last season, but faded down the stretch and ultimately fell short. And so far in the 2025-26 NHL season, their record leaves plenty to be desired, and head coach Dean Evason wasn’t shy about letting them know about it. The Blue Jackets were […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets just completed their home opener for the 2025-26 campaign. Hopes were high for the Jackets heading into the season, and could still be, but the team dropped its first home game of the year, 3-2, to the New Jersey Devils. This led to head coach Dean Evason sharing some of his […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to end their five-year playoff drought, as they enter the 2025-26 season. Columbus just missed out on a postseason spot last year, finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference. The team posted a 40-33-9 record, with 89 points. While the Blue Jackets weren’t overly active this offseason, they did make […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have high hopes for the 2025-26 campaign. This is coming off a surprising 2024-25 season, which was led by defenseman Zach Werenski. Werenski was the X-factor last year as the Blue Jackets missed the playoffs by just two points. This year, there will be a new X-factor in Columbus. Werenski has […]

Since joining the NHL in the 2000-01 season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have had a challenging history, qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs just six times in 24 years. Despite featuring some talented players over the years, the team has never quite managed to come together as a true championship contender. Despite their struggles, the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets addressed one of their major concerns heading into the 2025-26 campaign. The Jackets completed a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers for goaltender Ivan Fedotov. Columbus general manager Don Waddell knew the goalie room needed an upgrade, and he went so far as to say that the situation caused him to have […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have been looking to improve their team in one area on the ice, and they were able to do that in a recent trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. “Some news today: Philadelphia will be trading Ivan Fedotov to Columbus Blue Jackets have been looking to […]

After narrowly missing the playoffs in 2024-25, the Columbus Blue Jackets look to improve in 2025-26. The Blue Jackets have players primed to break out this upcoming season. Will it be enough to put them over the hump? It is time for bold predictions for the Jackets in 2025-26. The team was expected to potentially be […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets were one of the best stories of the 2024-25 NHL season. After the Johnny Gaudreau tragedy, the expectations were insanely low. But they nearly clinched the final Eastern Conference playoff spot and now have expectations for this season. But if things go awry in Columbus, they will be sellers at the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets took a major step forward in 2024-25. While they did not make the playoffs for a fifth straight year, they finished fourth in the Metropolitan Division and battled until the end. The Blue Jackets made some great moves in the NHL offseason and look to contend for a postseason slot in […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are making a move to shore up their roster ahead of the 2025-26 season. Columbus signed a one-year deal with defenseman Daemon Hunt, per NHL.com. He is the last restricted free agent the club had to sign, after getting acquired in a trade. “Daemon Hunt is a good, young two-way defenseman […]

We are around a month away from training camp beginning across the NHL. Most of the top options in NHL Free Agency are no longer on the market. However, there are always some stragglers left on the market who, in all intents and purposes, should have a job. Former Vegas Golden Knights winger Victor Olofsson […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets nearly made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. In fact, they missed out on the postseason by two points. It was a surprising surge for a team many expected to finish near the bottom of the league. They entered NHL Free Agency hoping to make a big splash and improve their […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have not seen playoff hockey in five straight seasons, but 2024-25 was a major improvement. They would finish fourth in the Metropolitan Division. The team still had needs to fill in this 2025 NHL offseason, but they did not have a good NHL Free Agency period. General manager Don Waddell was […]