The CBJ Writer

 Our Columbus Blue Jackets left for the holiday break on a high note, beating the Kings in L.A. 3-1. Tonight, with Mathieu Olivier returning from injury reserve, the Blue Jackets would look to continue winning and gaining much-needed points. At 8:09, Kirill Marchenko would add his twelfth goal to his season total, as well as the first goal to the scoresheet tonight! Newly acquired Mason Marchment gets his tenth assist this season, but first as a Blue Jacket on the primary. Denton Meteychuk rounds out the assists with the secondary, giving him nine this season. A late lucky bounce would allow the Islanders to tie the game at 1-1 at 17:16 in Period 1. Max Shabanov gets the goal, giving him his fourth this season. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Duclair each skate away with their ninth assist this season on this tying goal. The Blue Jackets played skilled hockey this period, not just by scoring the first goal, but by winning the shots on goal battle 15-9.  Period 2 would start wi...

We'll start this post with the elephant in the arena. It's no secret that this 25th Season of the Columbus Blue Jackets has been full of highs and lows. Injuries are always an enemy to any sports team, and they bit us again on Saturday as Zach Werenski took a stinger to his ankle. To our relief, the team reported today that Zach Werenski will rest tonight, but didn't break anything in that nasty puck-to-ankle collision. Whew. The Blue Jackets also lost that game, 4-3 in regulation, to the Anaheim Ducks. But, there was a light in this game named Mason Marchment, who had his first goal as a Blue Jacket early in Period 2. The former Seattle Kraken, who joined our franchise late Friday, would turn that light into a full-on spark in Period 1 in tonight's game.  At 4:07, Mason Marchment would put the visiting Blue Jackets on the scoreboard first in L.A.! This gives him six goals this season, two with his current team. In addition, with the Kings' Kevin Fiala in the box fo...

First, a warm welcome to Mason Marchment! He joins the Columbus Blue Jackets after General Manager Don Waddell sent two draft picks to the Seattle Kraken this afternoon for the Forward. He's certainly the type of guy you would rather have in your locker room than your opposition, that's for sure. I love that he's already slotted in to play tonight, and I can't wait to see his impact on our team. Spoiler alert: We don't have to wait long to see it!   The Anaheim Ducks would come out on home ice looking for revenge. Not only did we beat them in our first of two meetings this season in Nationwide Arena, Monday, with an overtime 4-3 win, but the Ducks were beaten bad last night. The Dallas Stars gave them hell last night, on home ice, with an 8-3 final. At 2:14, Mikael Granlund would get his home team on the board first with his sixth goal this season. Olen Zellweger hits double-digits with his tenth assist on the primary, while Frank Vatrano gets his third assist this ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets would look to ride the high of their overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks, 4-3, on Tuesday, as the Minnesota Wild came to town tonight. The two teams meet only twice this year, and the first time, in Minnesota, the Blue Jackets rocked the ice, winning 7-4. That said, tonight's Wild team wasn't the team they faced in October for one superstar reason: Quinn Hughes. The once Vancouver Canuck was dealt last week and has had a warm welcome, clicking with his new team early on. Tonight's challenge for the Blue Jackets wasn't just to win and get two points, but to contain an energized Hughes as well. They did a pretty good job of it, too. Let's recap some hockey, 5th Line! Period 1 would hold just one goal, and it would belong to a Blue Jackets' Defenseman who's been straight fire here for several seasons: Zach Werenski. His twelfth goal this season, at 15:20, would give the home team a 1-0 advantage. Charlie Coyle gets assist number sixtee...

 After a disappointing loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Home ice Saturday, the Columbus Blue Jackets look to tonight's home game for redemption and points. This season has been full of narrow regulation and overtime losses. That said, the Blue Jackets would come out tonight against the Anaheim Ducks and score first. In his 600th NHL Game, Zach Werenski would score his tenth goal this season at 8:21! Captain Boone Jenner adds his ninth assist this season on the primary, while Yegor Chinakov adds his third on the secondary. The Blue Jackets would lose the shots on goal battle, 9-6, but lead where it matters, 1-0 on the scoreboard!  The Ducks came up empty in Period 1 despite good opportunities. The Blue Jackets would kill off the last of a power play early in Period 2, but the Ducks would manage to tie us with an even-strength goal at 3:35. Their goal would come from Ryan Strome, becoming goal number two of his season. Ryan Roehling gets assist number nine added to his season...

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...