The Blue Jackets headed to Nashville for the last game before the All-Star break and, though they were in Music City, they couldn’t find their rhythm and fell to the Predators by a score of 4-3. It was just the third time this season, but the second time in January, the Blue Jackets have lost […]
Blue Jackets fall to Islanders 4-2
January 25, 2017 by
The Blue Jackets scored the first goal, played a solid opening period, and appeared to be on their way Tuesday night. After that, well, it gradually went downhill. Once again, they trudged through the second period and came out on the wrong end of it, trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes with very little in the […]
Blue Jackets beat Ottawa 7-6 in OT
January 23, 2017 by
Pack the gear up, head to the bus and let’s get to the airport. In no uncertain terms, that’s about how the Blue Jackets were feeling after Sunday night’s overtime thriller at Canadian Tire Centre. They gave up the opening goal less than a minute into the game, responded quickly to tie it, took a […]
Blue Jackets beat Carolina 4-1
January 18, 2017 by
John Tortorella still had concerns about his team’s readiness – even after a win tonight – but in this case, he liked how the Blue Jackets seized momentum and got themselves into the game. It did not need to be said: this was an important game. Columbus had lost four of its last six games […]
Hurricanes topple Blue Jackets 5-3
January 11, 2017 by
This was just a weird game all around. Before the game even began, the Blue Jackets were dealing with some significant shuffling of their lineup that started around lunch time. With Curtis McElhinney plucked off waivers by Toronto and Anton Forsberg called up, the latter was slated to share the net with Sergei Bobrovsky in […]
Blue Jackets beat Flyers 2-1 in OT
January 9, 2017 by
The celebration was mostly elation, but not without a little relief mixed in. In the closing moments of regulation, there were similar uneasy feelings from the night before when the Rangers rallied and scored the go-ahead goal with 16.5 seconds left. Tonight, the Flyers finally beat Sergei Bobrovsky with, eerily, 16.5 seconds left to tie […]
Blue Jackets lose 5-0 to Capitals, fall short of NHL record
January 6, 2017 by
So the saying goes, “all good things must come to an end.” Thursday night’s 5-0 loss wasn’t the outcome the Blue Jackets hoped for going into tonight’s Metro Division clash with the Washington Capitals. It halted Columbus’ winning streak at 16 consecutive games, one shy of tying the NHL record (17), and ended the team’s […]
Blue Jackets beat Oilers 3-1 for 16th straight win
January 4, 2017 by
On more than a few occasions this season, John Tortorella has been asked if he knows what type of team he has. He has, on more than a few occasions, politely declined to answer the questions because he didn’t yet know. Tuesday night, after his team made NHL history and won its 16th consecutive game, […]
Blue Jackets beat Jets 5-3
December 30, 2016 by
Before the puck dropped at MTS Centre tonight, Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said he had concerns about how his team would perform. Granted, it took them a little while to get going, but once the visitors got their footing it was a downhill sled to the finish line. After shaking off an early Winnipeg […]
Blue Jackets stumble, but win 13th straight, 4-3 over Bruins
December 28, 2016 by
“I lit a match to the tape already.” Those were the words of Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella, who was none too pleased with how his team played tonight. He has a point, too; they were guilty of some turnovers in high-danger areas, their play dragged after taking an early 3-0 lead and they weren’t […]
