First period
The Blue Jackets need these points more, and they’re playing like it early. The Canadiens are getting caught off guard, and now trail 1-0 on a goal by Boone Jenner.
After he gave the puck away to set up the offensive-zone time of Columbus, Mike Matheson then gets his hand on Kirill Marchenko’s hip to take a holding penalty.
The power play is killed, but shots are 9-0 Columbus after four minutes of play.
Montreal’s best shift is put together by the second line...
Game 80: Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Blue Jackets region: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The Ottawa Senators closed off the Columbus Blue Jackets’ path to a wild-card spot with a win this afternoon. That leaves just the third seed in the Metropolitan Division as an option for them to make the post-season. To get there, they wil...
Game 80: Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Blue Jackets region: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets were separated by one point when they met on March 26. The Habs were third in the Atlantic Division with 88 points, and the Blue Jackets had just overtaken the Pittsburgh Penguins a couple of...
The final four-game homestretch begins tonight for the chief combatants in the Eastern Conference lower-seeds playoff race. With 78 games down, the Islanders (89 pts.) host the Leafs, the Blue Jackets (90 pts.) visit the Sabres, the Senators (92 pts.) host the Panthers, and the Flyers (92 pts.) are in Detroit (89 pts.). Technically, the […]
Tuesday night’s Eastern Conference results were not great for the Islanders as the Ottawa Senators beat the Atlantic-leading Tampa Bay Lightning (with a five-goal third period!) in regulation and the Red Wings and Blue Jackets had a three-point game, with Detroit falling via shootout. But at least we know where everyone stands with four games […]
Well, it’s panic time.
Plenty of you will tell me I’m too late for that train, but I’ve remained hopeful that the effort level would improve. There’s too much on the line for a team that’s been this close to the postseason for the past several seasons not to see an improved effort. It’s been a defining characteristic of the Todd McLellan era that he’s been able to extract competitiveness from this group.
There was a glimpse on Sunday, as there have been a few — too few — times over t...
Suffered a lower-body injury in the game against the Blue Jackets.
On March 6, the Flyers found themselves six points out of a wildcard spot, and eight points back of the Islanders with two games in hand. Detroit were 10 points ahead of them. With just 67 points, Philadelphia had to overtake Washington, Columbus, and Ottawa just to get to the second wildcard position. They were a meddling 4-4-2 over their previous 10 games. And had Florida, Toronto, and New Jersey just two to three points back. At the time, many hoped the Flyers would end up sinking further, ...
Recap of the game.
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been one of the surprise teams this season, and that has a ton to do with newly minted head coach Rick Bowness. 'Bones' has the Blue Jackets playing a tough brand of hockey and they've been climbing the standings in the Eastern Conference, entering Saturday's games sitting in a tie for the second wild-card spot with 88 points. Even if they make the playoffs, there's going to be a few players who won't be back on the team next season, as change is inevitable in a ...
Guests: Mike McIntyre and Aaron Portzline.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are aiming for a spot in the 2025-26 Stanley Cup playoffs. For a team that hasn't seen significant time in the postseason since 2020, they want more. Hence, the hiring of head coach Rick Bowness, and a reset of expectations from someone who has led plucky teams to the playoffs before (Winnipeg Jets). They'll have to make their run to the 2026 playoffs without one defenseman in tow, as they have lost blueliner Damon Severson for the rest of the seaso...
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-1, on Thursday night to clinch a playoff spot for the eighth straight season. Logan Stankoven netted two early first period goals and the Hurricanes rolled from there, holding the Blue Jackets to just 11 shots in the game. It took little time for the Canes to […]
The Carolina Hurricanes (47-21-6) are back home tonight to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets (38-25-12) at 7 PM, with a chance to clinch a playoff berth. Tonight’s matchup is the second straight between the two teams, with the Canes winning the first 5-2 on Tuesday. Nikolaj Ehlers led the way for Carolina on Tuesday […]
With another crucial game Thursday against Detroit, the Philadelphia Flyers find themselves on the outside looking in, but nearing the doorstep. A victory against the Red Wings and that pushes them to 88 points. Should they have any semblance of good fortune they had Tuesday night concerning the other four teams in the hunt (Islanders, Columbus, Ottawa, and Detroit) losing, it could put them into a playoff spot.
That’s the smaller picture. Others might see this upcoming three-in-four as t...
The Carolina Hurricanes reached the 100-point mark once again with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday night. Columbus entered as the more desperate team, as they push for a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but Nikolaj Ehlers and the Carolina power play proved to be too much. […]
The Carolina Hurricanes (46-21-6) traveled to Columbus and will do battle with the Blue Jackets (38-24-12) tonight at Nationwide Arena. This is the first of two consecutive games between these teams in the next three days. The Canes are coming off another loss to the Montreal Canadiens where they like felt they played well but […]
Playing their second game in as many nights, the Bruins appeared to be out of gas through the first two periods in Columbus. The Blue Jackets took a 3-0 lead into the first intermission, and while the B’s showed some push-back in the middle period, it was looking like one of those nights. However, the […]
Well folks, for the second weekend evening in a row, the Bruins are occupying your 5 PM time slot. Today, the B’s are in Columbus to face an increasingly desperate Blue Jackets team, as they look to make the playoffs for the first time since the COVID-affected 2020 season. Both teams also played on Saturday, […]
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The San Jose Sharks wrap up the team’s three-game road trip today with a stop in Columbus to play the Blue Jackets. The last time these two teams played was on Jan. 6, when the Sharks won 5-2. But today is a different story. Now the teams are in much different position. San Jose is on a losing streak. Meantime, since Jan. 11, Columbus has gone 20-4-4 and jumped into a playoff spot. The Blue Jackets are third in the Metropolitan Division as of this morning, knocking the New York Islanders down ...
After dropping Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jackets — a critical matchup in their push to remain in the mix for a playoff spot — in pretty deflated fashion, the Flyers found themselves well and truly on the ropes, as they looked to keep their playoff hopes alive. Thursday’s next matchup, then, against the visiting Blackhawks was going to be critical to helping them get things back on track, if they could again tap into a short memory and turn the page quickly.
And what the team deliver...
The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to maintain their playoff spot in the Eastern Conference without one of their best defenceman. Damon Severson has suffered an upper-body injury, and will be out multiple weeks as the team has placed the right-handed blueliner on injured reserve. Blue Jackets' head coach Rick Bowness spoke to the media on Friday and informed the media of Severson's condition. He suffered the injury during Thursday night's game against the Montreal Canadiens. Canadiens' forward...
The Columbus Blue Jackets will have to continue their Cinderella push for the playoffs without top-pairing defenseman Damon Severson. The team has revealed today at practice that Severson will be out "week to week" after leaving last night's game with an upper-body injury in the third period. Columbus lost a tough one, 2-1 to the Montreal Canadiens. #CBJ coach Rick Bowness says D Damon Severson is week-to-week with an upper body injury. “Terrible timing for us, terrible timin...