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The Jackets on Wednesday will honor Ken Hitchcock in his 1,000th game as an NHL coach.

Ward suffered a deep laceration to his left leg in the first period of the Blue Jackets' 3-2 win and was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital.

Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason, who is expected to start tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes in Nationwide Arena, appears to be returning to the form that earned him the Calder Trophy last spring as the NHL's top rookie.

Fantasy Forecast for Thursday, November 5 WEDNESDAY'S ROUNDUP: Blue Jackets backup goalie Mathieu Garon starts Thursday at Atlanta, and why not? He's 2-0-0 with two shutouts against the Thrashers in his career.

Raffi Torres scored two uncontested second-period goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Thursday night.

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.

After a road-heavy stretch to open their season concluded with a dismal road trip, the Columbus Blue Jackets are very happy to be home.

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

The Columbus Blue Jackets will resume their four-game road trip tonight against the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place.

Fedor Tyutin #51 of the Columbus Blue Jackets plays defense during a game against the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on October 22, 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

One of the club's six active defensemen -- general manager Scott Howson would not reveal whom -- began to feel ill in the afternoon, prompting the Blue Jackets to activate Commodore from injured reserve at least two days ahead of schedule.

Both the Anaheim Ducks and Columbus Blue Jackets will be trying to avoid their third straight loss when they meet Saturday night, but the Ducks seem to have much bigger problems just months after an impressive playoff run.

He was the Edmonton Oilers starting goaltender a year ago, winning the job on the heels of an impressive run in the 2007-08 season.

After falling in a city where they haven't had much success, the Columbus Blue Jackets will try to bounce back in a place where they have a similar track record.

"The groin feels good," Commodore said. "The rest of me doesn't feel so great. "It was a tough practice.

Defenseman Mike Commodore took a significant step closer to returning to the Blue Jackets lineup yesterday when he performed a series of practice drills meant to test his tender groin.

The Columbus Blue Jackets' Monday morning practice at the Dispatch Ice Haus was full of smiles, and for good reason.

Eric Duhatschek Published on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 11:16PM EDT Last updated on Monday, Oct.

Canadians will accuse us of Photoshopping this image. The Phoenix Coyotes' home opener of 2009.

Rick Nash and R.J. Umberger scored goals, Mathieu Garon stopped 36 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Phoenix 2-0 on Saturday night in the Coyotes' home opener.