The CBJ Writer

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...

After an exhilarating overtime win last night against the New York Rangers at home, it was time to board a flight and head to an early evening matchup with the Minnesota Wild tonight! The Blue Jackets would be tested early as Conor Garland would be sent to the box at 2:03 for holding the Wild's Matt Kiersted. Then Charlie Coyle would go to the box seconds later, at 2:11, for cross-checking the Wild's Matt Boldy. This would give the Wild nearly 2 minutes with a 5-on-3 advantage, but the Blue Jackets wouldn't break, killing off both penalties. Even with the Blue Jackets having a power-play at the 8:57 mark, as the Wild's Zach Bogoslan would sit for 2 minutes after tripping Matthew Knies, it would take till 18:12 for the first goal to be scored. Unfortunately, that goal wouldn't be ours. Danila Yurov would add his fourth goal this season, and Yakov Trenin would add his second assist of the season, giving the home team an early 1-0 lead. Exactly a minute later, at 19:12...

Last season, the New York Rangers weren't the best team in the league. This season, even with the loss of Goaltender 1, Igor Shesterkin, for the rest of the season, they have become a team to be reckoned with yet again. Our Columbus Blue Jackets currently sit at 2-2-0. They have had playoff-level games and bottom-of-the-league kind of games. Tonight, both the visiting Rangers and the home team Blue Jackets put on quite a defensive show for the fans in Nationwide Arena. In what way, you might ask? The Rangers led in shots on goal in period 1, 9-7. The shots on goal in period 2 were even, 10-10. The Rangers led in shots on goal in period 3, 11-10. What do all these periods have in common? None of those shots on goal became goals. Yes, we would go into overtime with the score tied 0-0!  The biggest takeaway from period 3, heading into overtime, is that Rangers' Will Cuylle went to the box for 2 minutes after interfering with Blue Jackets' Adam Fantilli at 19:27. This gave the ...