3 Takeaways: Blue Jackets Game 67
One. There’s no denying that the power play stole the show last night. The Blue Jackets’ units capitalized twice on the two-man advantage, but started the power play pressure early with three shots on...
View ArticleBlue Jackets hold off Red Wings’ late surge
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella has enough experience to sniff out a comeback. “You knew, you could just sense it…that it was going to be a mess.” With the Blue Jackets holding a 4-1...
View Article3 takeaways: Blue Jackets game 68
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One. Whenever the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins meet, expect a wild game. Tonight’s match-up was no exception, as both teams battled back and forth. The Blue Jackets...
View ArticleBlue Jackets drop “high-energy” game against Penguins
COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the Pittsburgh Penguins come to town, the Columbus Blue Jackets have come to expect a high-energy game at Nationwide Arena. “These are always tight games,” Blue Jackets captain...
View Article3 Takeaways: Blue Jackets Game 69
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One. When a team scores two shorthanded goals, it is going to be a good night for them. That’s what the Tampa Bay Lightning did in the third period against the Columbus Blue Jackets,...
View ArticleBlue Jackets blanked by Bishop in 4-0 loss
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Goaltender Ben Bishop and the Tampa Bay Lightning had all the answers as they shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 in a matinee game at Nationwide Arena. That score included a...
View ArticleThere’s no guarantee Blue Jackets will bounce back next season
This season has been a colossal disappointment for the Columbus Blue Jackets. And that’s putting in nicely. When the puck dropped on the 2015-16 campaign, many felt this was a team that could do some...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Seth Jones talks leaving Nashville and joining Tortortella
After spending two and a half seasons with Shea Weber, Roman Josi and the Nashville Predators, Seth Jones has begun a new chapter in Columbus, where one of the sport’s most controversial coaches has...
View Article3 Takeaways: Blue Jackets Game 70
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One. With tonight’s 3-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, the Columbus Blue Jackets have lost three games in a row in regulation–the first time that has happened since late December. The...
View ArticleBlue Jackets drop third straight in a “lousy game”
COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Quite honestly, the game stunk. I thought it was a lousy game.” That’s what Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella had to say about tonight’s 3-1 loss to the Detroit Red...
View Article3 Takeaways: Blue Jackets Game 71
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One. Tonight was Columbus Blue Jackets rookie Oliver Bjorkstrand’s time to shine. The 20-year-old forward, playing in just his second NHL game, scored not only his first NHL goal, but...
View ArticleOliver Bjorkstrand gives a sneak peek into Blue Jackets’ future
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Forward Oliver Bjorkstrand, drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2013, has been told for the last few years that he is too small to make it at the NHL level; that he is too easy to...
View Article3 Takeaways: Blue Jackets Game 72
One. When the New Jersey Devils score twice, they don’t often lose. Only three times in regulation, in fact — good enough for third-best in the league. They kept that intact en route to a 2-1 victory...
View ArticleDevils score two to drop Blue Jackets in divisional road game
After last night’s 6-3 win at home against the New Jersey Devils, the Columbus Blue Jackets could not complete the season sweep and fell 2-1 at Prudential Center. Despite the Jackets’ slow start,...
View Article3 Takeaways: Blue Jackets game 73
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One. Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella has preached since his arrival about getting pucks to the net, and how if the Blue Jackets do that, they will find success....
View ArticleBlue Jackets ‘relentless’ in comeback effort
COLUMBUS, Ohio — With 58:04 in the books and the Philadelphia Flyers leading 2-0 over the Columbus Blue Jackets, nearly all 16,000-plus fans at Nationwide Arena thought the game was over. Blue Jackets...
View Article3 Takeaways: Blue Jackets Game 74
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One. The Columbus Blue Jackets used the same strategy they deployed against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday: getting as many shots as they could on Carolina Hurricanes goaltender...
View ArticleNo lack of effort in Blue Jackets loss to Hurricanes
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Over the past two games, the Columbus Blue Jackets have had a combined 97 shots on goal. Over the past two games, the Columbus Blue Jackets are also 1-1-0. “The other night, we win a...
View Article3 Takeaways: Blue Jackets Game 75
One. The Columbus Blue Jackets have played 41 games in Nashville. Their all-time record on the Predators’ home ice? 8-27-1-5. Only five of those eight wins came in regulation. The fate of tonight’s...
View ArticleJohansen, Predators best Jones and Blue Jackets
Tonight’s game was circled on the calendar for both Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones. Both players talked about their nerves heading into the...
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