The CBJ Writer

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...

This was a fast game full of goals. Sicney Crosby, the one and only, would score first tonight at 6:10. The only assist on this goal would belong to Kris Latang. The goal for Crosby would be his fourteenth this season, while the assist for Latang would be his eighth. Before this opening period ended, Sean Monahan would score goal number three of his season at 13:40, tying the game at 1-1! Brendan Smith would get his first assist as a Blue Jacket on the primary, while Damon Severson would add his seventh this season on the secondary.  Period 2 would belong to the Blue Jackets. They'd score two goals this period and allow the Penguins nothing. Kent Johnson would go to the box at 2:46 for tripping Kevin Hayes, but instead of the Penguins' scoring on their power play, Brendan Gaunce would get his first goal this season shorthanded! Miles Wood adds assist number two to his season on this goal, while Zach Werenski adds assist number fifteen to his on the secondary. Then, at the end o...

Tonight, we're thankful for a great game, 5th Line. It would start with a rookie lap for a new Blue Jacket. Luca Pinelli, welcome to the NHL!  It would take until Period 3 for either team to have a good goal. I say that because the Blue Jackets had a goal in Period 2 from Zach Werenski, but it wouldn't stand as the Leafs would challenge after seeing the Blue Jackets were offside. The score would return to 0-0 until Zach Werenski's eighth goal of his season at 13:30 in Period 3 couldn't be questioned! The only assist on this goal would become the first this season for Miles Wood! Unfortunately, Easton Cowan would score the second goal of his season at 16:43, tying us again, but at 1-1. This goal would have two assists. The primary would go to William Nylander and become his twentieth this season, while John Tavares would add his sixteenth assist this season on the secondary. With no goals in the final few minutes for either team, each would pick up a point and go to over...

 So...this game started out as a battle between the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets and the home Washington Capitals, but it did not stay that way. Period 1 would have a single goal, and it'd belong to the Capitals' Jakob Chychrun. This would become goal number seven of his season at 6:05. The primary assist would go to Ryan Leonard, his sixth this season, and the secondary assist would go to Hendrix Laplerre, his fifth this season. The Blue Jackets would have life in this period, but the Capitals' goalie, Logan Thompson, would dismiss every puck that came near him.  Period 2 would look promising for the Blue Jackets until the last few minutes. Tom Willson would take his Capitals up 2-0 with goal twelve of his season at 16:29. Aliaksei Protas adds assist number eight to his season with the primary, while Justin Sourdif would add his second on the secondary. This would be the start of the floodgates opening as Jakob Chychrun would add goal two to his night, eighth to his seas...