Columbus Blue Jackets News

If the Browns could leave Cleveland, the possibility of any pro sports team leaving its town can never be dismissed.

Each Wednesday at noon during the NHL season, Dispatch.com and BlueJacketsXtra.com readers can chat online with either Aaron Portzline or Tom Reed, The Dispatch's Blue Jackets beat writers.

The San Jose Sharks had eight players score goals last weekend as they earned two victories and stretched their winning streak to five.

In the context of his development, however, the winger was pleased with the opportunities he received.

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.

Blue Jackets defenseman Jan Hejda became a lot more noticeable in his absence. His teammates learned that strange truth over the past three weeks.

The red-hot San Jose Sharks will shoot for a sixth consecutive victory when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets for a clash at Nationwide Arena.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have added center Derek MacKenzie to the roster on emergency recall from the Syracuse Crunch.

A lot of NHL coaches prefer not to talk about the opposition, or pay a quick compliment and let it go at that.

Each Wednesday at noon during the NHL season, Dispatch.com and BlueJacketsXtra.com readers can chat online with either Aaron Portzline or Tom Reed, The Dispatch's Blue Jackets beat writers.

Washington forward Alex Ovechkin, left, is restrained by NHL official Thor Nelson during a scrum against Columbus on Sunday.

R.J. Umberger scored his second goal of the game on a power play 1:45 into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 5-4 win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

After a 5-1 start, Ken Hitchcock was starting to get a little grumpy. "The minute you start winning, you're just setting up losing," the Blue Jackets coach said.

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.

Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau always seemed to couch his comments about Rangers' superpest Sean Avery, possibly because he once coached him and knew Avery's father Al from the Toronto Marlies' minor hockey system.

Then it started tumbling away, wobbling inches over the goal line. Pittsburgh scored twice in the final 3 minutes of regulation to tie it and 's shot barely crossed the line in the shootout to lift the Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.

Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins prepares for a face-off against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Mellon Arena on September 15, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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.

After posting a 5-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night, the Los Angeles Kings return home to host the Columbus Blue Jackets at Staples Center on Sunday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets assigned defenseman Mathieu Roy to Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.