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Nick Foligno scored a power-play goal with 6:10 left to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Thursday night.

Well, folks, I'm back with another fearless pre-game prediction - OK, I'm really back to save what little dignity I have left after that "epic" prediction that the CBJ would win against Detroit.

This is a Detroit team whose firepower has taken some serious hits, both in departed UFAs, as well as with injuries - Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, Andreas Lilja and, most recently, former CBJ forward, Jason Williams.

Jan Hejda came to the NHL from Prague with a dream and some technically sound defensive skills.

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

The Atlanta Thrashers will aim for their longest winning streak of the season when they welcome the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets for an interconference battle tonight at Philips Arena.

San Jose defenseman Dan Boyle scored the lone goal in a shootout, and Evgeni Nabokov stopped all three Columbus shooters to give the Sharks their sixth straight win, 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.

"I let it go this summer," Jake Voracek says of his hair. "Now, I'm just too lazy to get it cut." If Jake Voracek's game wasn't all business so far this season, the Blue Jackets might have forced the second-year left winger to visit a barber by now.

Alex Ovechkin's inability to score on 18 shots against Steve Mason last season helped the Blue Jackets goaltender win NHL rookie of the year honors.

But the sheepish grin on Crosby's face, as he skated to the bench after scoring the only goal of the one-on-one showdown, told everyone how he felt about the play.

Defenseman Mike Commodore says Columbus needs to take care of the puck against Pittsburgh.

The Blue Jackets coach who knows Steve Mason best said the goaltender's recent struggles between the pipes are primarily between his ears.

Radio: WBNS-AM , WWCD-FM \ The series The Blue Jackets are 8-18-3-3 against the Oilers , including 4-10-0-2 in Rexall Place.

As coach Ken Hitchcock pored over film clips yesterday, Blue Jackets players milled about the Honda Center dressing room.

OCTOBER 13: Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets tries to control the puck in front of Rene Bourque #17 of the Calgary Flames on October 13, 2009 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Despite having one of the top offensive players on the ice in Rick Nash, the Blue Jackets have used outstanding defense to get off to their best start in club history.

Times and timing have changed for the rapidly improving Columbus Blue Jackets. Raffi Torres broke a tie with a power-play goal late in the second period and Rick Nash added a short-handed goal on Saturday night to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to their third win in a row, a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

Methot was thrust into Klesla's spot on the No. 2 defensive pair out of necessity, not because of overwhelming trust from the coaching staff.

The Blue Jackets placed defenseman Jan Hejda on injured reserve, retroactive to October 13, on Friday.

Blue Jackets defenseman Mathieu Roy learned at an early age that the NHL can be a cruel temptress.