The CBJ Writer

It's lucky game 13 of the season. Does anyone else feel like the season is flying? Anyway, our Columbus Blue Jackets last played on the road Saturday and narrowly lost to the Dallas Stars, 3-2, in regulation. Tonight, the Blue Jackets would come out with a fire that could've melted ice. Mathieu Oliver would score the third goal of his season just 00:28 into period 1! Charlie Coyle would have the only assist on Mathieu Olivier's goal, his ninth of the season. At 7:37, Ivan Provorov would net his first goal of the season after missing the first 11 due to an injury in preseason play! This goal would come on the power play following the Avalanche being caught with too many men on the ice at 6:10. Conor Garland also gets his first assist of the season on the primary, while Valeri Nichushkin adds the sixth assist of his season against his former team on the secondary! Of course, the Avalanche won't give up that easy; superstar Cale Makar would score his fourth goal of his sea...

First order of business: Welcome back, Ivan Provorov!  Tuesday night in North Carolina, our Columbus Blue Jackets narrowly lost to the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, in regulation. They pushed in period 3, down 3-0 at the start, and nearly completed the comeback against the defending Stanley Cup Champions. Not bad on the road, if you ask me. Tonight, our team remained on the road for one more game before returning home. It would be against another long-time Stanley Cup contender, the Dallas Stars.  Period 1 would see two goals, both by the Stars. The first came early on a power play after Jet Greaves was called for delay of game when the puck jumped over the glass. Mikko Rantanen was credited with the goal at 2:19, and it was his seventh goal of the season.  The primary assist was picked up by Wyatt Johnston, his eighth this season, while the secondary was picked up by Jason Robertson, becoming his ninth assist this season. Then, all was quiet until the final second of the per...

In our Columbus Blue Jackets' last game against the Philadelphia Flyers, they built a 3-goal lead in period 1, but it evaporated with 5 minutes left in period 3. Kent Johnson scored his fifth goal of the season in overtime to secure the second point. Going into tonight's game in North Carolina, against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, was a tall order, and this is how the game unfolded. Period 1 had a goal from Hurricanes Jordan Martinook. He scored it at 15:51, and this became his second goal of the season. Seth Jarvis would add his third assist of the season on the primary, while Jaccob Slavin would add his fourth assist this season on the secondary. Our Blue Jackets were still very much alive at this point, only down a goal when the opening period concluded. The shots on goal this period were 16-8, in favor of the home team.  Period 2 would also have a single goal, again scored by the Hurricanes. Logan Stankoven would add his ninth of the season at 7:47. Nikolaj Ehlers w...

After their overtime success on Saturday, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 at home, our Columbus Blue Jackets would look to hit the road and collect more points. They came out hungry tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers and scored 3 unanswered goals in period 1! Adam Fantilli would add his fourth goal of the season at 10:58. This goal would come after a 2-minute roughing penalty was given to both Blue Jackets' Conor Garland and Flyers' Matvei Michkov. Kent Johnson would pick up his fourth assist on the primary, while Jake Christianson would add his first assist this season on the secondary. Kent Johnson would quickly add a goal of his own to the score sheet, so his assist wouldn't be alone, at 12:54. This was his fifth goal of the season. Zach Werenski adds his seventh assist on the primary, while Valeri Nichushkin adds his fifth assist this season on the secondary. Then, to wrap up the first period, Denton Mateychuk would add his third goal this season, seconds late...

Tonight, in Nationwide Arena, our Columbus Blue Jackets would look to bounce back from a shaky start to the 2026-27 NHL Season. Their last game, also at home on Tuesday Night, ended with a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and a lot of questions. With the lines shaken up and a desire to win, our Blue Jackets would take on the Vegas Golden Knights, a team that has been in the postseason conversation since their inception.  Denton Mateychuk would score the first goal of the game, putting our Blue Jackets up 1-0 at 11:51. This is his second goal of the season. Kent Johnson would add his second assist of the season on the primary, while Valeri Nichushkin adds his fourth assist this season on the secondary. At 17:13, Knights' Tomas Herti would tie the game with his fifth goal of the season. The primary assist would be the third this season for Braeden Bowman, and the secondary assist would become the fourth this season for Trevor Connelly. The period would end in a 1-1 tie, while the ...

Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs played at home against a young San Jose Sharks team at home and won 3-1. The Toronto Maple Leafs then traveled to Columbus to face the Blue Jackets on a back-to-back. I had high expectations for tonight, given we last played Saturday night. Yes, it was at the Minnesota Wild, but we had a two-day break between games, whereas the Leafs just played last night. Unfortunately, my hopes were not granted.  Period 1 started out amazing for the home team. Jake Christiansen scored just 2:38 into the game, putting us up 1-0! This was his first goal of the season. Dimitri Voronkov would add his second assist of the season on the primary, while Valeri Nichushkin would add his third assist this season on the secondary. I can't lie, watching Kirill Marchenko take some boo's from fans, and a few hits from his former Blue Jackets teammates in his return to Columbus was funny. That is, until he scored at 8:16 and tied the game with goal number five of his seas...