The CBJ Writer

Welcome back, Damon Severson! Our defenseman, who missed the last 11 games of the 2025-26 NHL Season, and the first 2 games this season following shoulder surgery in the offseason, came back strong tonight. He scored the only goal in period 1 at 10:52! Zach Werenski added his third assist this season on the primary, and Cole Siollinger added his first assist of the season on the secondary. The Blue Jackets carried that 1-0 lead into period 2, where they continued to dominate. The shots on goal this period were in favor of our Blue Jackets, 9-3!  Period 2 would have a second goal for our Blue Jackets, scored at 11:40 by Mathieu Olivier! This is his second goal of the season. Damon Severson would add his first assist of the season, and coupled with his first goal of the season in period 1, he now has a multi-point night! Cole Sillinger would add a second assist to his season and night, giving him two this season. So, our Blue Jackets would lead 2-0, but if there's one thing to know a...

After a thrilling 6-3 win against the Buffalo Sabers Thursday night to open the 2026-27 Columbus Blue Jackets' season, the team would look to their second game of the season, also at home, against the Utah Mammoth. The Mammoth won their home opener, too, the same night as our Columbus Blue Jackets, shutting out the Chicago Blackhawks, 6-0. Tonight was expected to be a good game, and it was.   The visiting Mammoth would go on the power play at 10:45 into period 1 after Dimitri Voronkov tripped Jack McBain. This power play would matter because it would be their second of the game already, but the first they'd capitalize on. Mikhail Sergachev. This goal would be his first of the season. Dylan Guenther added his first assist of the season on the primary, while Clayton Keller would add his third assist of the season on the secondary. Nick Schmaltz would double the Mammoth lead at 16:31 with his second goal of the season. Clayton Keller would add his second assist, fourth of the sea...

The second the puck dropped on the 26th season of Columbus Blue Jackets hockey, the action didn't stop! The Buffalo Sabers would get the first goal of the game, scored by Mattias Samuelsson at 7:21. Of course, this was his first goal of the season. Noah Ostlund and Owen Power would each add their first assists of the season on his goal. The Blue Jackets would answer at 12:51, as Cole Sillinger would score the first goal of the season for the home team! This was, of course, his first goal of the season. Charlie Coyle and Denton Mateychuk would add their first assists of the season on his goal. Mattias Samuelsson would go to the box for holding Danton Heimen at 17:03, and Matthew Knies would score his first power-play goal as a Blue Jacket, seconds later, at 17:58! Charlie Coyle would add his second assist of the night on the primary, while Zach Werenski would add his first assist of the season on the secondary. The score would be 2-1 for the Blue Jackets, but we're not done yet,...

I had a feeling about today, mainly because the trade deadline ahead of the 2026-27 NHL Season was at 5:00 p.m., but also because I worked today. Let me tell you, our Columbus Blue Jackets love to make moves when I'm not home, and boy, oh boy, was this a move! I wish Kirill Marchenko, Miles Wood, and Elvis Merzlikins the best of luck in Toronto as they join the Maple Leafs. I also welcome Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, and Emil Andrae to Columbus as they join our Blue Jackets! (It's also worth noting that, in this deal, we pay 18% of Elvis Merzlikins' remaining one-year contract.) We could also get the Maple Leafs' 2nd-round draft pick in 2027, but it's conditional.) That said, let's talk about our new Blue Jackets! Matthew Kies is a 23-year-old Left Wing. This will be his fifth season in the NHL. Last season, in 79 games, he had 23 goals and 43 assists for 66 points. The season prior, he appeared in 76 games and had 29 goals and 29 assists for 58 points. He...

After an exciting 4-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins in preseason game 3, our Columbus Blue Jackets would look to keep that momentum in the final game of the preseason tonight, against the Detroit Red Wings. At 14:20, our Blue Jackets would get a power play after the Red Wings' Justin Faulk went to the box for a 'delay of game' call. Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko, and Charlie Coyle would play tic-tac-toe and give the visiting team a 1-0 lead at 14:40! Charlie Coyle would ship the goal home, giving himself his first of the preseason, while Kirill Marchenko and Zach Werenski would each get their first assists of the preseason on this goal. Seconds later, at 14:54, Sean Monahan would find his way into the box for slashing Red Wings' Moritz Seider. The Blue Jackets would kill this Red Wings power play. At 18:44, Valeri Nichushkin would double the Blue Jackets' lead, and his goals in the preseason would reach two! The only assist on Valeri Nichushkin's goal wou...

After today's news that Adam Fantilli and the Columbus Blue Jackets reached a deal, paying him $ 13.75 million a season for the next 6 years, the only thing that could make today any better would be a Blue Jackets win. Guess what? It wasn't just a win tonight in Nationwide Arena, but a shutout! Now, is it still preseason? Yes, but when you shut out your rival, it's a win, period.  Zach Werenski would score the first goal of the night, and his preseason,11:48 into period 1! Charlie Elick would add his first preseason assist on the primary, while the secondary would become Dimitri Voronkov's second of the preseason. The period would close with this being the only goal of the game, giving our Blue Jackets a1-0 lead. Shots on goal would be low, with the Blue Jackets leading 5-2.  Newcomer Valeri Nichushkin would add the second goal of the game, with his first goal of the preseason, at 14:47. Dimitri Voronkov would add his second assist of the night, third of the preseason, ...