The CBJ Writer

The Vegas Golden Knights might have 39 points and be at the top of the Pacific Division, but the Blue Jackets, who currently sit at 32 points and just outside the wildcard spot, held their own tonight on home ice. Charlie Coyle's fifth goal this season at 7:02 would be the only one scored in the first period. Zach Werenski continues racking up points, adding his twenty-fourth assist this season on the primary, while Cole Sillinger gets his eleventh on the secondary. The Blue Jackets would also win the shots on goal battle in the first twenty minutes, 9-8!  Period 2 would be just as competitive as Period 1, I'm happy to report. At 00:41, the Knights would tie the game early with a power play goal as Damon Severson sat in the box for tripping Mitch Marner. This goal would be the thirteenth this season for Pavel Dorofeyev. The primary assist would end up becoming Mitch Marner's twenty-fourth this season, while J Eichel would add number twenty-nine on the secondary. Later on in...

The Blue Jackets would start this game with the first two shots on goal and looking dominant on home ice, but that would change quickly as David Perron would score his fourth goal this season at 6:58 after slipping the puck between Elvis Merzlikins's padding. Dylan Cozens would get to add his eleventh assist on the primary, while Drake Batherson would add his sixteenth with the secondary on the first goal tonight. This goal would start a hemerage of sorts for the Blue Jackets in Period 1. Drake Batherson would have a 1-1-2 night at just 8:11 into Period 1 after scoring his thirteenth goal this season. His goal would take the visiting  Senators to a 2-0 lead. David Perron would also gain a 1-1-2 night with this goal, as he adds the primary assist on this goal to his total tonight, giving him eleven assists this season. The secondary assist would also give Dylan Cozens an early 0-2-2 night, and his twelfth assist this season. A few minutes later, Charlie Coyle would be sent to the bo...

Tonight's game would be fast and furious, but the Blue Jackets would handle this well, especially against one of the better teams in their division. Only one goal would come out of Period 1, and it'd belong to the visiting team! With Tyler Hall in the box for the Hurricanes after tripping Isac Lundestrom, Dimiteri Voronkov would add goal eleven to his season on the power play at 12:39. Sean Monahan adds assist number twelve to his season with the primary, while the secondary assist becomes number fifteen this season for Kirill Marchenko. The Hurricanes would lead in shots, 9-6, but this period would end with the Blue Jackets in the lead, 1-0!   The speed would not let up in Period 2, and the Hurricanes would continuously push for a goal. Two powerful and skilled Hurricanes would eventually get the puck past Jet Greaves, who was spectacular the whole game. Seth Jarvis would add goal number seventeen to his season at 9:42. The only assist on this goal for the Hurricanes would go...

The Washington Capitals are 1st in the Metropolitan Division of the NHL, but tonight, the Columbus Blue Jackets kept pace with them. It's impressive as the Blue Jackets played at home last night, against the back-to-back Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, losing in Overtime 7-6. Playing a full game plus before flying to another state for a game the following night is no small feat, but the Blue Jackets managed it well.  The Blue Jackets and Capitals would close out the opening period tied at 0-0. The Blue Jackets would lead in scoring for the first twenty minutes, topping the Capitals 12-9. In Period 2, the Capitals would get the puck past Jet Greaves after Jakob Chychrun scored number eleven of his season. The primary assist gives Tom Wilson his fifteenth this season, while the secondary assist gives Anthony Beauvillier his fifth of the season. The Blue Jackets would prevent any further scoring for the second period, but the Capitals would prevent the Blue Jackets from tying t...

 Following the thrilling road win at the New Jersey Devils on Monday night, full of fights and goals, it was time for our boys to fly home and prepare for tonight's game. We welcome the Red Wings from Detroit to Nationwide Arena. In addition, we thank Luca Pinelli for coming to help the Columbus Blue Jackets while Kirill Marchenko was out injured, as he returns to the ice tonight! With all of this said, it was sure to be an exciting home game, and after nearly a full period of the Blue Jackets doing everything right except getting the puck past the goal line, Ivan Provorov would for the first goal of the game at 17:55! This 1-0 lead would mark goal number four of Ivan Provorov's season, while Brenden Gaunce would add assist number two of his season! The period would end with the Blue Jackets leading shots on goal 8-6 and the game 1-0.  Period 2 would hold a lot of action for both teams. With Ivan Provorov in the box for two minutes with a delay of game penalty, Dylan Larkin wo...

5th Line, you're not ready for this spicy game recap! The game wouldn't start the best for our visiting team. Nico Hischier would add goal ten to his season with only 1:28 gon in Period 1. This would also be a power play goal for the Devils as Zach Werenski sat in the box for his first time this season. Honestly, the fact that it took him 25 games, as a defenseman, shocks me a little! Jesper Bratt would gain his twentieth assist on this early goal with the primary, while Dawson Mercer would add his eleventh on the secondary. The Devils would then go up 2-0 within a couple of minutes after Ondrej Palat scored his second goal this season with 3:03 gone in the first period. This goal would have only one assist, belonging to Arseny Gritsyuk, his seventh so far this season. After these two quick scores, the Blue Jackets' Denton Mateychuk would steal back a goal on the power play at 9:54 after Devils' Brenden Dillon sat in the box for hooking Blue Jackets Isac Lundestrom! Thi...