The Blue Jackets very nearly dug themselves out of an early hole in one of their more entertaining games of late. We’ve seen the script before: they gave up two first-period goals to the Washington Capitals, trailed 2-0 after 20 minutes and needed a big second period to get back in the game. They chipped […]
Penguins down Blue Jackets 5-3
March 2, 2015 by
Playing their second game in as many nights and seventh in the last 11 days, the last thing the Blue Jackets could afford to do was give the Pittsburgh Penguins a special teams free-for-all. After the Blue Jackets took a 1-0 lead in the first period, though, it was quite the opposite. Pittsburgh scored five […]
Canadiens rip Blue Jackets 5-2
February 27, 2015 by
When Todd Richards met with the media Thursday morning, he diagnosed the Jackets’ shortcomings in the previous two meetings with the Montreal Canadiens. Penalties were the difference in the first contest, and a quick Montreal start and a strong Carey Price spelled the difference in the second meeting on Saturday. The Canadiens topped the Blue […]
Sabres beat Blue Jackets 4-2
February 25, 2015 by
If the Blue Jackets wanted to avoid a letdown down in their first game back after a four-game road trip, their first period was the exact opposite of what needed to happen. Playing a Buffalo Sabres team that’s sitting in 30th place and clearly looking toward the future perhaps didn’t seem like a rousing matchup, […]
Rangers beat Blue Jackets 4-3 in Shootout
February 23, 2015 by
Down 3-0 to the New York Rangers and struggling to find a way to get going, the Blue Jackets turned to a former Ranger and an energetic rookie to turn the game around. It was, at times, a puck possession clinic for the Rangers, who stormed to a 2-0 first period lead and appeared to […]
Blue Jackets beat Penguins 2-1
February 20, 2015 by
It had been quite some time since the Blue Jackets left CONSOL Energy Center with a regular season victory, but Thursday night, they relied on two ‘crowd favorites’ to get the job done against their rivals. Scott Hartnell opened the scoring in the first period and Brandon Dubinsky closed the book with a huge shorthanded […]
Blue Jackets beat Flyers 4-2
February 18, 2015 by
Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said Tuesday morning that there were several reasons for Tuesday night’s game to be a big one for both sides. The latest installment of Columbus vs. Philadelphia felt every bit like a game that carried a lot of weight. Sitting six points back of the second wild card spot with […]
Islanders whip Blue Jackets 6-3
February 16, 2015 by
It has been said many times throughout the season, but the Blue Jackets could ill afford a slow start Saturday night against a rested and confident New York Islanders team. And what they could ill afford turned out to the reality only eight minutes into the game, when Columbus found itself down 2-0 on two […]
Kings beat Blue Jackets 4-3
February 10, 2015 by
The Blue Jackets have (at least temporarily) busted out of their bad habit of slow starts, but lately, it’s the way they respond to goals of their own that’s giving them trouble. Take the last two games, for example: Columbus got a huge goal from Nick Foligno in Ottawa, staking them to a 2-0 lead […]
Blue Jackets fall to Coyotes 4-1
February 4, 2015 by
In what has become a recurring and disturbing trend, the Blue Jackets were delayed coming out of the gate Tuesday night and it cost them two points. They were swarmed by an Arizona Coyotes team that has by and large struggled this season but has played better hockey of late, out-shot 10-2 at one point […]
