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Columbus Blue Jackets left wing RJ Umberger drives the puck down the ice, evading Pittsburgh Penguins defenders.

The Blue Jackets have struggled since a quick start to the season. The Hurricanes have been nothing but ice cold all year long.

Raffi Torres is making two-goal games look astonishingly easy. Torres scored two uncontested second-period goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night.

The NHL confirmed Tuesday that Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has filed a grievance against Dany Heatley.

Umberger, promoted to the Rick Nash line Saturday and lining up at... Umberger, promoted to the Rick Nash line Saturday and lining up at center, picked up an assist in a win over the Ducks.

R.J. Umberger scored his second power-play goal of the game 1:45 into overtime, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals in a game that saw Alex Ovechkin leave with an injury.

The Columbus Blue Jackets expect to win each game, but that wasn't the case during their second road trip of the season.

Fedor Tyutin scored the go-ahead goal on a one-timer from the blue line with 3:22 left, and Rick Nash and Jakub Voracek each scored twice, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 6-4 victory over Anaheim on Saturday night.

How does Ken Hitchcock know Rick Nash has arrived? Because he's making fewer departures.

CALGARY, Alberta - Jarome Iginla scored once and added two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are off to the best start in franchise history, and improvement on special teams is a big part of that surprising success.

Raffi Torres' goal at the end of the second period proved to be the difference, as the Columbus Blue Jackets handled the Los Angeles Kings, 4-1, at Nationwide Arena.

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jason LaBarbera looks to stop Columbus Blue Jackets' Derick Brassard, right, from scoring during the Kings' 3-0 victory in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec.

Forward Jason Williams #29 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates with the puck against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 23, 2009 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Nikita Filatov and Antoine Vermette scored in the shootout to lift theColumbus Blue Jackets to a 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

The Jackets added checking centre Sammy Pahlsson and backup netminder Mathieu Garon in free agency, while allowing Jason Williams , Mike York , Fredrik Norrena , Wade Dubielewicz , Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and Michael Peca to search for greener pastures elsewhere.

Chris Kunitz notched the game-tying goal late in the third period and the game-winner 44 seconds into overtime as Pittsburgh rallied past Columbus, 5-4, in the preseason opener for both clubs from Mellon Arena.

Of the seven NHL rookies who scored at least 20 goals last year, only one was under the age of 20 when the season began.

StingersOnIce.com: 2009-10 Impact - Kristian Huselius Bobby Roberts, our Columbus Blue Jackets correspondent, looks into what role Kristian Huselius will play for Columbus and why he thinks a great season is on the horizon for the left winger.

Dan Rosen - NHL.com Staff Writer Rick Nash , the proud recipient of an eight-year contract extension, knows his presence in the lineup should have a trickle down effect for the sustained success of the Jackets franchise.