Columbus Blue Jackets News

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

James Neal of the Dallas Stars was suspended two games for a hit on Derek Dorsett of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Torres activated by Blue Jackets Raffi Torres, right, seen celebrating a goal earlier this season with Columbus teammate Derek McKenzie, has been taken off injured reserve by the Blue Jackets.

Center Derick Brassard had known for weeks that Nikita Filatov was unhappy with his role on the Blue Jackets and wanted to return to Russia.

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.

Nikita Filatov was buried so deep in Columbus that he will reappear on the other side of the planet.

After Voracek's goal, Mathieu Garon stopped Gilbert Brule to secure Columbus' fourth win in five games.

Ken Hitchcock's 1,000th game behind an NHL bench proved to be memorable for a couple reasons.

Rookie forward Nikita Filatov, who has struggled to remain in coach Ken Hitchcock's lineup, might be headed back to Russia, perhaps as soon as this week, according to sources within and beyond the NHL.

The Edmonton Oilers will try to close out a five-game road trip on a positive note when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at Nationwide Arena.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are giving Mathieu Garon the opportunity to start for the time being.

Mathieu Garon's performance Friday in a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks convinced Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock to alter his club's short-term goaltending schedule.

I'm starting to get why Columbus fans are so frustrated with the team's handling of top prospect Nikita Filatov .

Radio: WBNS-AM ; WWCD-FM The series The Blue Jackets are 15-14-1-3 against the Ducks , including 8-7-0-1 in Nationwide Arena.

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 standings, but because he saw the 6-1 beatdown that the St.

Kristian Huselius has nine points in 13 games this season. The Columbus Blue Jackets got a good forward back on Friday but lost another as the team activated Kristian Huselius off the injured reserve list and placed Raffi Torres on it.

GETTING wiped out 9-1 by Detroit was probably not how coach Ken Hitchcock imagined his 1,000th NHL game would unfold.

He was upset with the team's performance last night in a 9-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings , candid about the repeated breakdowns he has seen this season and miffed at derisive cheers directed at him in the final minutes.

Detroit scored four times early in the first period and Niklas Kronwall had two power-play goals and an assist to lift the Red Wings past the Columbus Blue Jackets 9-1 on Wednesday night.

Radio: WBNS-AM ; WWCD-FM The series The Blue Jackets are 4-6-0 against the Hurricanes, including 2-2-0 in Nationwide Arena.