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Marty Turco Nash had three goals and two assists in four games against the Stars last season, but Turco is 14-1-2 in his career against Columbus with a 2.24 GAA.

In a 3-2 win Monday, Blue Jackets right winger Jared Boll turned down two invitations from the Edmonton Oilers' Zach Stortini to fight.

The Columbus Blue Jackets didn't back down in a fight-filled first period, using a pair of special-teams goals to maintain the best start in franchise history.

Mathieu Garon helped the Blue Jackets rebound from one of their worst losses with two straight wins.

The organization's decision to allow Filatov, 19, to return to his former Russian club for one season comes with a written contract, but no guarantees.

Radio: WWCD-FM ; WBNS-AM \ The series The Blue Jackets are 8-19-3-3 against the Oilers , including 4-8-3-1 in Nationwide Arena.

's moves often inspire awe. Last night in a shootout, they produced chuckles around the Blue Jackets' locker room.

WHAT HAPPENED: The Wings struck for four goals in the first 11:57. A Columbus turnover led to Dan Cleary's goal at 1:05 of the first.

Ken Hitchcock doesn't believe in punishment practices, even after one of the worst losses of his coaching career and one of the worst losses in Blue Jackets history.

Before the Red Wings tangled with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, Wings coach Mike Babcock issued a warning of sorts, as the Detroit News's Dana Wakiji noted: November 11, Detroit News : Coach Mike Babcock is wary of tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets not just because the Wings are looking up at the Blue Jackets in the ...

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.

Forward Derek MacKenzie arrived from minor-league Syracuse on Wednesday with a couple of shirts, a pair of jeans, a sweat suit and no illusions.

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward remained in Riverside Methodist Hospital last night after suffering a severe cut to his left leg early in a 3-2 loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday.

It took a three-goal flurry early in the third period to free the Blue Jackets from the clutches of a classic "trap" game last night in Nationwide Arena.

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.

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

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.

The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is restrained by a referee during an altercation with the Blue Jackets' Jared Boll, not pictured, during Sunday's game.

Both times the Columbus Blue Jackets fell behind in the third period, Raffi Torres bailed them out.

In a city consumed with a national health-care debate, the Blue Jackets and Capitals limped out of the Verizon Center last night after more than a few visits to their respective trainer's rooms.