It’s no secret that the Blue Jackets want to play faster this year. They want to take more chances. There was evidence of both on opening night at Nationwide Arena – in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,144 – but as John Tortorella said earlier this week, the aggressive mentality should not come at […]
Blue Jackets complete big comeback, beat Blackhawks 5-4 in OT
April 11, 2016 by
Nine seconds in, 1-0 Chicago. Fourteen minutes in, 3-0 Chicago. Sixty-two minutes and 28 seconds in, 5-4 Blue Jackets. There was plenty of fight in the home team tonight, even after a tough start and a deficit that felt like it would only continue to grow. It may have been Game 82 and the final […]
Blue Jackets whip Maple Leafs 5-1
April 7, 2016 by
With 40 minutes in the books at Air Canada Centre Wednesday night, there wasn’t much to write home about for either the Blue Jackets or the Maple Leafs. And then the third period came along. That’s when the dam broke for Columbus, scoring three times in the final 20 minutes to pull away from Toronto […]
Islanders hold off Blue Jackets 4-3
April 1, 2016 by
Once the Blue Jackets found their footing in tonight’s game, they certainly made it interesting – and they nearly left Brooklyn with two points. They were guilty of a slow start (okay, a very slow start) and registered only two shots on goal in the opening period. Thomas Greiss, assuming the No. 1 role for […]
Hurricanes beat Blue Jackets 3-2
March 25, 2016 by
In 64 seconds on Tuesday night, the Blue Jackets flipped the script on the Philadelphia Flyers. In 79 seconds tonight, the Carolina Hurricanes flipped the script on the Blue Jackets. That’s just the way it goes. Holding a 1-0 lead after two periods in front of a lively home crowd at Nationwide Arena, Columbus was […]
Blue Jackets use last minute rally to force SO, beat Flyers 3-2
March 23, 2016 by
Down 2-0 with 64 seconds left in regulation, it didn’t look good for the Blue Jackets. They were approaching 50 shots on old friend Steve Mason but hadn’t scored, until Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson scored two quick goals to stun the Flyers and push the game into overtime. With a deft deke, Jenner scored […]
Devils beat Blue Jackets 2-1
March 21, 2016 by
Saturday’s game between the Blue Jackets and Devils featured nine goals, plenty of chances and a quick tempo. Sunday’s game between the same two teams was quite the opposite in all facets. The pace slowed, the chances dried up and there was not much going on for either side at Prudential Center this afternoon. Devante […]
Blue Jackets fall to Red Wings 3-1
March 18, 2016 by
“Quite honestly, the game stunk.” That was coach John Tortorella’s honest evaluation of tonight’s game on both sides, but his team has struggled to generate offense of late and the trend continued tonight. The Blue Jackets made a push late in regulation when Alexander Wennberg spoiled Jimmy Howard’s shutout with one minute remaining, but it […]
Lightning crush Blue Jackets 4-0
March 14, 2016 by
Both goaltenders were outstanding in Sunday afternoon’s game, and one of them got a little more help than the other. Ben Bishop has been one of the top goaltenders in the NHL all season long and today’s performance was evidence of that; he was the best player on the ice, making 37 saves in a […]
Blue Jackets beat Red Wings 5-3
March 9, 2016 by
The Blue Jackets came out of the gates strong Tuesday night and held a 4-1 lead until about halfway through the third period. Two points seemed an inevitability, but when the Red Wings scored two goals just 46 seconds apart to make it a one goal game at 16:30 of the frame, it was a […]
