The Blue Jackets might be wanted in the state of Florida after stealing two points Thursday night at BB&T Center. Sergei Bobrovsky set a new franchise record making 52 saves – 39 of those coming after the first period – to give his team a fighting chance in a game that was dominated by the […]
Blue Jackets snap 6-game skid, beat Panthers 2-1
December 2, 2014 by
Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said two days ago that his team needed to find ways to win games rather than the opposite, an issue that had plagued them for the last two weeks. Consider that message delivered. They had to work for this one, but they got the two points they were looking for. […]
Jets down Blue Jackets 4-2
November 26, 2014 by
Nine seconds into the game, the Blue Jackets were fighting an uphill battle. The Winnipeg Jets capitalized on a pair of breakdowns in defensive coverage, and one quick pass from captain Andrew Ladd later, Bryan Little was one-on-one with Sergei Bobrovsky and he made no mistake. The Jets led 1-0 before most folks had taken […]
Red Wings Crush Blue Jackets 5-0
November 19, 2014 by
The Blue Jackets needed a solid, composed effort against a Red Wings team coming off a brutal loss on home ice. They did not get said performance Tuesday night and lost 5-0. Detroit scored first – a Tomas Tatar goal at 10:17 of the opening period – and never looked back. Jimmy Howard earned a […]
Blue Jackets Beat San Jose 2-1
November 17, 2014 by
Sergei Bobrovsky emphatically announced his return to the Blue Jackets lineup with his best performance of the young season. He made 36 saves including a handful of dandies in the third period to keep San Jose at bay, yielding only a late second period goal to Joe Pavelski in a huge win for the Blue […]
Blue Jackets Continue Slide, Fall to Capitals 4-2
November 12, 2014 by
This movie looked too familiar: the Blue Jackets stumbled out of the gate, fell behind 2-0 early on and scrambled to recover the rest of the way. Were they better in the final 30 minutes? Absolutely, and they nearly erased their first period troubles with a furious rally in the second half of the game […]
Hurricanes Beat Blue Jackets 4-2
November 5, 2014 by
It took the Blue Jackets 54 minutes and change to get going Tuesday night against the Hurricanes, and by that point, it was far too little and far too late. They were out-shot 18-9 in the opening period by Carolina and registered only three shots in the second period, and the 3-1 hill became a […]
Senators Smack Blue Jackets 5-2
October 29, 2014 by
The Blue Jackets scrapped their way through this game, fighting like mad to stay in it despite sustaining another injury to another key player. But a tide-turning major penalty in the third period helped Ottawa obtain with the insurance it needed to make captain Erik Karlsson’s goal stand as the winner. Artem Anisimov left the […]
Blue Jackets Come Back to Beat Sharks 5-4
October 24, 2014 by
One of the core aspects of the Blue Jackets’ identity – particularly last season – was their refusal to give in and bend, but not break. Safe to say that aspect remains firmly intact after Thursday night’s thrilling victory at SAP Center in San Jose. Down 2-0 after one period and out-played in several respects, […]
Stars Hand Blue Jackets First Loss 4-2
October 15, 2014 by
Simply put, the Blue Jackets didn’t play well enough for long enough to beat the Dallas Stars Tuesday. A few days after Stars coach Lindy Ruff challenged his top players following back-to-back losses to begin the season, his stars (pardon the pun) responded in a big way and led the charge in Columbus. Dallas picked […]
