The CBJ Writer

This would be a spicy game. Period 1 would start with a fast and quick-paced game, which you'd expect when playing the likely 2023 NHL President's Trophy Winners in their arena. The Blue Jackets would come into tonight looking to prevent them from claiming that coveted award tonight and start out strong in that mission. The only goal this period would come from Jack Roslovic at 8:08. This marks his tenth goal this season. There would be just one assist on this Roslovic goal, and it would be Liam Foudy's sixth this season in the NHL. The Blue Jackets would leave the ice, after the opening period, with a 1-0 lead. Now, you're probably thinking to yourself, "Heather, that's not spicy?" Just wait; period 2 would quickly take this game from a bell pepper to a jalapeno!  Our first fight, yes, first, would happen early into this period. Billy Sweezy, who joined the Blue Jackets just days ago, would find himself in his first conflict with his family cheering him ...

 It's our last trip to Madison Square Garden (MSG) this 2022-23 NHL Season. A season that has been painful to watch as it's been riddled with injuries for our Blue Jackets. However, this season is still ongoing, and there's confidence for next season on the Line, in addition to a coveted top 3 Draft Pick. So, without further delay, let's recap some hockey.  Period 1 would have a fire start for the Rangers and an equal spark for the Blue Jackets. At 5:23, F. Chytil would score first tonight for his Rangers. Their second goal would come at 6:50 from V. Tarasenko, and then their newly acquired player, P. Kane, would add goal three at 8:00. This would put the Rangers up to a quick 3-0 lead. However, it would now be the Blue Jackets' turn to put some points on the board. At 11:45, Kirill Marchenko would net his twentieth goal of his first NHL Season. This goal now ties him for the Rookie Season Record for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Like this goal couldn't get any bet...

First and foremost, welcome back to Elvis Merzlikins. Tonight was his first start after going home to Latvia due to his Grandmother passing. In a pregame interview (on CBJ Radio), he admitted that he didn't have ice to skate on while on that trip, so the gym for a few days was the best he could do. Merzlikins is still getting back into his groove, and this showed tonight. However, I have every faith he'll get back to his skilled goaltending, if not this season, then start fresh in the next. Now, let's recap this game, 5TH Line.  This game would start off strong for the Blue Jackets. Lane Pederson would add his third goal to his season at 1:32. Kent Johnson would continue to rack up points, gaining his twenty-third assist with the primary one on Pederson's goal. The secondary assist would become Jack Roslovic's thirty-second. Sadly, this lead was not to last; M. Hoffman would tie the game at 1-1 as the clock struck 3:39. J. Ylonen would then score at 9:43, giving his...

It's always fun when a game starts with a Rookie NHL Player's First Game Skate, which happened again tonight before the pregame warmup. We welcomed Hunter McKown to the Columbus Blue Jackets, a brand-new Center from Colorado College. It's no surprise we signed him when he had 21 goals and 7 assists over just 38 college games. So, a huge welcome to him; now, let's recap his first NHL Game! Period 1 would only have a single goal. It would come from Islanders Z. Parise at 13:37 and put the visitors on the board. So, 1-0 Islanders lead after the opening period, but I'm happy to say that didn't last long! Early into Period 2, it looked as if Kirill Marchenko had his nineteenth goal this season. However, the Islanders would take a chance with a challenge, and it would, unfortunately, be reversed. However, a penalty would also be addressed after this challenge, and the Blue Jackets would have a Power Play. Period 1, they had one but didn't score. This Power Play wo...

This game would be run by the Capitals in the beginning. The man of the night, and possibly the decade, Alex Ovechkin, would score Goal 1 tonight at 5:12. T. Oshie would then score at 8:19,,, and then C. Sheary would score at 16:00. That would take the Capitals to a quick 3-0 lead over our hometown Blue Jackets. However, before this opening period could end, the Blue Jackets would find their way into the Capitals' net. Eric Robinson scored at 16:45, giving himself nine goals this season! There was just one assist on this goal that would belong to Mathieu Olivier, giving him ten so far this season. This eventful Period 1 would end with a 3-1 Capitals lead and set us up for an equally high-powered Period 2! The score would go to a 3-2 Capitals lead after Adam Boqvist came out and scored the opening goal in the second period. This gives him four goals so far this season. The primary assist on this goal went to Emil Bemstorm, who now has thirteen. The secondary assist would go to Cole ...

Well, 5th Line, this scoring change is really a bummer. Early yesterday evening, we watched Liam Foudy score his fifth goal of the season. This goal would be the last of the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vegas Golden Knights game; the final score would be a 7-2 victory for the Golden Knights. The scoring change released today doesn't effect Liam Foudy's goal credit, but instead, the primary assist on it. That primary assist had originally been given to Tim Berni, but that ruling was changed this afternoon. This is a bummer because it would have been his first assist as a Blue Jacket and NHL Player. The moment for his first assist will now have to wait even longer, though, as this assist now goes to Kirill Marchenko. This marks Marchenko''s third assist in his first Blue Jackets and NHL Season. Congratulations to him, but if you find yourself at the game where Berni does get his first assist without question, cheer a little louder for him, okay 5th Line? Official Statement: ...

Period 1 would conclude with the Blue Jackets only down by a single goal. The Golden Knights scored at 5:15 in the opening period, thanks to P. Kessel. So, 1-0 Golden Knights lead in Vegas.  The Blue Jackets have done well tying games recently, so Kirill Marchenko scoring his eighteenth goal at 0:37 into Period 2 wasn't very surprising to me. Sadly, the tie wouldn't last, and the Golden Knight would ultimately leave us in the dust. J. Eichel would score at 10:35, P. Dorofeyev would score at 12:09, Z. Whiteclud would score at 16:24, and lastly, J. Eichel would score again at 16:57. So, to wrap this up with a painful bow, all those goals would give the Golden Knights a 5-1, solid lead after Period 2. Daniil Tarasove would also be replaced in net for the Blue Jackets, with Michael Hutchinson, after that Golden Knights fourth goal this period. The fresh goalie would help stop the scoring rupture, but four goals are a lot to make up in Las Vegas.  Going into Period 3, the Blue Jack...