The CBJ Writer

There is no better way to start a game on the 29th of any month than with a goal from 29, and that's exactly how the first goal of tonight's game happened. With his fourth goal this season, Patrik Laine would score 3:40 into the second period. His goal would stand as his alone, and the Blue Jackets would be up 1-0 after an opening period of many attempts but zero goals for both teams. During this period, we'd have plenty of goals, and not all would be ours. Case in point, Alex Newhook would answer Patrik Laine's goal at 7:36, bringing us to a 1-1 tie. Then, Yegor Chinakov would get in on the scoring with his third goal this season, and his second in the last two games, at 9:47. David Voronkov adds a seventh assist to his season total, while Zach Werenski makes history for the second time this month. Seth Jones once had ten assists in a single month, until tonight. That was the franchise record. That career highlight belongs to Zach Werenski, who scored his eleventh in N...

Oh, it's good to be back! Friday's win on the road against the New Jersey Devils was sweet, and last night's narrow loss against the Carolina Hurricanes stung. So, tonight, I was looking forward to an excellent game to recap, and boy, did I get my wish!    Period one would have a single goal, but that's all Dmitri Voronkov would need to give the home team a 1-0 lead! This goal at 15:52 marks his fourth goal of the young season, and Yegor Chinakov, with the only assist on this goal, adds his second this season. So, a 1-0 Blue Jackets lead after twenty minutes.  In the second twenty minutes, the Blue Jackets would double their goal-scoring in the first. Ivan Proverov would kick it off, taking the Jackets to a 2-0 lead at 5:38. This goal would have a primary assist from David Jiricek, his third this season, and the secondary assist would go to Cole Sillinger, his eighth this season. Then, at 16:42, Yegor Chinakov would give himself a multi-point game with his second goal t...

5TH LINE, LET'S GO! I told you this kind of game was coming, so if you gave up on this team, you can't sit with us. (Mean Girls reference, and yes, it is justified.) Captain Boone Jenner gets us going at 2:57, scoring his ninth goal this season! Zach Werencki has assist eleven on this goal, while Adam Boqvist celebrates his first! Next, it's Erik Gudbranson's turn to score his second of the season at 8:46. The only assist on this goal goes to Kiril Marchenko, who marks his sixth so far. Then, oh yes, it continues, another goal for Captain Boone Jenner, and on the powerplay, too! This goal came at 13:55, giving Johnny Gudreau his sixth assist this season and Zach Werenski his second tonight and a total of twelve. Now, of course, Conner Bedard, the 2023 Pick 1, Round 1, would score a goal at 15:41. That said, the Blue Jackets would still have a two-goal lead (3-1) going into period 2. Cole Sillinger, goal one of his season, 7:32. It's been a long time coming for him. ...

It's been a busy 24 hours as the Blue Jackets play their second away game in roughly a day. The hosting Flyers would get their first goal as Joel Farabee, 5:11 into period 1. The Blue Jackets Alexander Texier would even the odds at 1-1 with his fourth goal of this season. His goal would come at 15:02, giving Sean Kuraly and Mathieu Olivier their third assists this season. With no other goals, we'd start a fresh game in period 2 with the score 1-1. Mathieu Olivier and Nicolas Deslauriers would get into a fight during this period, too, but since nothing came of it beyond 5-minute penalties for both me, I'm not spending much time on it.  The Flyers would then have a quick start in the second twenty minutes. Bobby Brink would get the puck past Spencer Martin just 1:11 in. On our powerplay, Ryan Poehling would give his Flyers a two-goal advantage at 6:41. I'm happy to report that Captain Boone Jenner scored his eighth goal this season and got us back one at 17:57. Ivan Prove...

It was a big night in Washington. The Capitals hosted their Hockey Fights Cancer night tonight like we did Thursday. Beyond this, for the Columbus Blue Jackets, our Captain, Boone Jenner, would overtake Rick Nashe's Franchise Record for most games played in a CBJ Jersey. In addition to this, Johnny Gaudreau would also mark his 700th game in the NHL tonight. If that isn't enough for you, we still have 60 minutes of hockey to recap, so let's go! After a 0-0 first period, Johnny Gaudreau would finally get a puck past a goalie this season! This goal would be scored at 3:27, and we'd have a 1-0 lead on the road. Boone Jenner, a man of the evening, would gain his third season assist on this Gaudreau goal. Also, Damon Severson would have the secondary assist, giving him a total of five. Unfortunately, former Blue Jacket Sonny Milano would even the odds with a goal at 5:05. This was followed by a goal by Aliaksei Protas at 13:16 and then another by the living legend Alex Ovechk...

For my Cincinnati Bengals fans watching your team on Thursday Night Football, I've got you covered!  Period 1 was a lot of back and forth; good hockey, but no goals. Period 2 had way more zest. Damon Severson would give the Blue Jackets the first goal and lead of the evening at 1:45! Dmitri Voronkov would gain an assist, his sixth this season. Also, with the secondary assist on this goal, Ivan Proverov takes his total assists to eleven this season. Unfortunately, at 5:20, Barrett Hayton would match our goal with one of his own for the Coyotes. Bummer, I know, but with no other goals scored, we'd start a quest for the next tiebreaker goal.  That goal would come for the Coyotes after a penalty on Dmitri Voronkov. The powerplay goal would be scored at 9:38. This goal would be followed by another just a few seconds later from Lawson Crouse at 10:06. With the Blue Jackets in a two-goal-hole, the team would get to work, trying to gain the upper hand again. In 'better late than ne...

The game would start as a stereotypical Penguins game, with a Sidney Crosby goal at 4:10. The Blue Jackets would be down 1-0, but only for a short time. With goal number 4 at 10:29, Kirill Marchenko would knot this game like a pretzel at 1-1. Better still, Ivan Proverov has entered the double digits in the assist category on this goal with 10! Then, with seconds left, Yegor Chinakhov would add his first goal of the season into the scoring mi at 19:28. A huge welcome back to him as this was a long time coming. He started preseason with an injury, then spent some time in Cleveland before getting the call to Columbus. Way to go, 59! Speaking of injuries, while working through one currently, Erik Gudbranson would add his sixth assist on this Chinakhov goal, while Zach Werenski matches the number he wears, eight. The final seconds would tick away, and the Blue Jackets would go from a 1-0 deficit to a 2-1 lead in twenty minutes!    In period 2, though, as in typical Penguins game fa...