Rostislav Klesla News

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

Rostislav Klesla celebrated a new four-year contract extension by scoring a goal midway through the third period Saturday night to push the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Minnesota Wild, 2-1 in the season opener for both teams.

Rostislav Klesla of the Blue Jackets clears a puck in front of goaltender Steve Mason in the second period against the Penguins.

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

Mike Commodore was short of breath and dripping sweat when he came off the ice yesterday following his first full practice in more than two weeks.

Kristian Huselius notched the game-winner late in the second period as Columbus topped Calgary, 2-1, at Nationwide Arena.

After a summer spent twisting in bankruptcy court, the Phoenix Coyotes welcomed a sold-out crowd to Jobing.com Arena with their whiteout tradition, born years ago in Winnipeg, Manitoba, before the Jets moved to the desert.

While some in the NHL were left dumbfounded when the Phoenix Coyotes defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on the road Wednesday, the Blue Jackets were hardly surprised.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have never won three straight games to begin a season and will try to do just that tonight, when they resume a three-game road trip against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.

The San Jose Sharks have had a less-than-stellar start to the season. Returning home could help them change that.

It's too early to name Canada's starting goalie for the 2010 Winter Olympics, but Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets made a pretty good case for himself last night.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia a ' Kristian Huselius, Rostislav Klesla and Nikita Filatov scored over a 3:44 span early in the second period to chase star Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo and lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-3 win over the Canucks on Monday night.

Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo will have to improve his 3.53 GAA and his .857 save percentage if his team hopes to win their first game of the season on Monday against Columbus.

There is this photograph. For years, it hung in the office outside the Blue Jackets' dressing room in Nationwide Arena.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Rostislav Klesla to a four-year contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 2013-14 season.

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.

Derick Brassard, who has played all of 48 NHL games, signed a three-year contract extension with the Blue Jackets on Sept.

The competition for the Blue Jackets' seventh defenseman spot has ranged from minor-league veterans to a promising prospect who looks barely old enough to hold down a paper route.

A spate of strained groin muscles and hip flexors has Blue Jackets management searching for the cause.

Defenseman Marc Methot ended up in an ultimate-fighting octagon near Ottawa. Winger Derek Dorsett spent three weeks at a stick-handling clinic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.