 | Jackets Defeat Chicago
to Set New Franchise Record
By Dave Weissman, Columbus Wired
Fueled by two third period goals, the Columbus Blue Jackets
set a franchise season mark with 72 points as they defeated
the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 in front of 16,555 fans at
Nationwide Arena...more
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| Jackets Top Blues 4-1
By Dave Seaman
Two teams fighting for pride met on the ice at Nationwide
Arena Thursday night.
Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues are in
the bottom of the standings in the Western Conference, but
both teams played like they were headed to the playoffs.
In the end, the Jackets toped the lowly Blues 4-1 in front
of 16,262...more
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| Detroit Gets Two
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
The Columbus Blue Jackets run of six straight wins ended
Friday in Detroit.
Twenty-four hours later, the comeback kids were unsuccessful
in rallying past the Western Conference leaders in a 4-2
loss to the Red Wings in front of a sellout crowd at
Nationwide Arena. It ended a seven-game point streak for the
Blue Jackets...more
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| Jackets on a roll
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
Rick Nash made the 200th NHL game at Nationwide Arena a
memorable one Tuesday night. Nash scored twice to lead
the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 come-from-behind win over
the San Jose Sharks in front of 16,094...more
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| Jackets Lose Yet Again
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
The Columbus Blue Jackets streak of one-goal losses came to
an end Tuesday night — instead they lost by three. For the
second game in a row, the Jackets jumped out to a
multiple-goal lead, then allowed the visiting team to rally
for the win. Phoenix was the latest to take advantage
of the Jackets, scoring five unanswered goals for a 5-2 win
over the home team in front of 15,181 at Nationwide Arena...more
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Jackets
lose fourth in a row
By Dave Seaman
The Vancouver Canucks got a little luck on St. Patrick’s Day
Friday night as they ended their five-game losing streak in
beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at Nationwide Arena...more
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| Jackets Return Home, Fall to Chicago
By Dave Seaman
The Columbus Blue Jackets returned to Nationwide Arena
Tuesday after playing well enough to win three games on the
West Coast and fell flat after 20 minutes. The home team
fell 3-1 to Chicago, pulling the Blackhawks within one point
of the Jackets in the Central Division...more
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| Jackets Mount Another Comeback Victory
By Dave Seaman
In the Columbus Blue Jackets string of recent success, rallying has
been the key ingredient to victory. The Jackets spotted the
Los Angeles Kings a two-goal lead and rallied not only for a 7-4 win,
but set two new team records and tied another in the process...more
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| Another Fantastic
Finish: Jackets Top Preds, 4-3
By Steve Sirk
One night after stunning the Minnesota Wild, the
Columbus Blue Jackets overcame a nightmarish second period
to earn a 4-3 comeback victory over the Nashville
Predators...more
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| Wild Finish: Jackets
Stun Minnesota, 4-3
By Steve Sirk
Much to the delight of the 17,153 in attendance at
Nationwide Arena, the Columbus Blue Jackets did their best
Harry Houdini / snake-charmer impersonation, somehow turning
a 3-1 third-period deficit into a surprising 4-3 victory
over the Minnesota Wild...more
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| Jackets continue to show
progress with 6-5 win over Canucks
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
How far the Columbus Blue Jackets have come in 50 games?
Jackets coach Gerard Gallant admitted afterward that his
team wouldn’t have won a game against Vancouver earlier in
the year, but on Tuesday night, his team did —winning 6-5
over a talented Canuck team in front of 16,192 at Nationwide
Arena...more
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| Nash wins it in 4-3 in
shootout
By Dave Weissman / Giles Kennedy
Columbus goalie Mark Denis stopped 10 shots in the
overtime, while Rick Nash put the game away with a gorgeous
goal on his turn in the shootout to lead the Jackets to a
4-3 comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues Friday
night...more
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| Red Wings blank Blue
Jackets
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
The Columbus Blue Jackets sting of recent success came
to a crashing halt Wednesday night as the top team in the
Western Conference came to town. The Detroit Red Wings
picked up its fifth win of the season over the Blue Jackets,
this time 4-0 in front of 17,089 at Nationwide Arena. Among
others, gone is the Jackets four-game home winning streak...more
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| Nash: Money in the Bank
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
Don’t say that Rick Nash doesn’t make a difference.
The 2003-04 Richard Trophy winner scored the game-winner to
lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past the New York Rangers 4-3
in front of 16,355 Monday night in Nationwide Arena...more
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| Jackets Pummel Penguins,
6-1
By Steve Sirk
A sellout crowd filled Nationwide Arena in anticipation
of seeing the local debut of the much-ballyhooed Crosby
Show. Instead, the Columbus Blue Jackets treated their fans
to an entirely more satisfying full-length feature: The
Death March of the Penguins. With the “next Gretzky,” Sidney
Crosby, being reduced from phenom to phantom by the Columbus
defense, the heretofore absent Jackets offense continued its
recent surge by pumping six goals past a succession of
beleaguered Pittsburgh goaltenders...more
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| Jackets Post First
Shutout of Year
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
In the new NHL a night a one-goal game is as rare as
no-hitter in baseball. On Wednesday, Nationwide Arena
witnessed the rarity as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated
the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1-0 in front of 17,387...MORE
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| Zherdev Flashes Signs Of
WOW In 4-3 Jackets Win
By Dave Weissman, Columbus Wired
Nikolia Zherdev scored with 23 seconds remaining in
regulation to force a tie game while Jaroslav Balastik put
it away in overtime as the Columbus Jackets snapped a six
game losing streak defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in
exciting fashion...more
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| Dallas tops Jackets 5-3
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
The Columbus Blue Jackets had every opportunity to get a
rare win over the Dallas Stars Wednesday night in Nationwide
Arena. But, in the end, a three-goal four-minute span at the
start of the third period gave the Stars a 5-3 win over the
Blue Jackets, who have lost four straight…more
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| Call it the game that
got away.
by Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
The Columbus Blue Jackets led early, but allowed two goals
on break-a-ways to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-1 win in
front of 16,262 at Nationwide Arena Tuesday...more
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| Berard Scores in OT to
defeat New Jersey
By Dave Weissman, Columbus Wired
Bryan Berard scored his sixth goal of the season with just
13.6 seconds remaining in overtime to lead the Jackets past
the New Jersey Devils 3-2 and extend the Devils losing
streak to four games while increasing the Jackets overtime
record this year to 4-0 under head coach Gerard Gallant...more
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| Jackets win 4-3 in OT
shootout
By Giles Kennedy, Contributing Columnist
The crazy, early December downpour of snow and sleet was the
perfect backdrop for the match up between the Columbus Blue
Jackets and the New York Islanders Thursday night as the
hometown heroes had to work their way into an overtime
shootout with a 4-3 victory...more
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| Nashville Tops Jackets
4-2
By Dave Seaman
The Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t get the result they
wanted Wednesday night, but a strong third period was enough
for the team to build on. The Jackets played solid
hockey the final 20 minutes, but the Nashville Predators
still left Nationwide Arena with a 4-2 victory...more
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| St. Louis Sullies
Fedorov’s Debut
By Steve Sirk
The only way the Columbus Blue Jackets could have had a
more eventful 24 hours would be if Jack Bauer ran the team.
Since Tuesday afternoon, Columbus traded a local icon for a
first-ballot Hockey Hall-of-Famer, placed one of their
prized pre-lockout free agents on waivers, and then out-shot
the St. Louis Blues (and their 11-game losing streak) by a
margin of 36-16. And they lost 2-0...more
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| Fedorov Arrives
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
The Sergei Fedorov era began Wednesday night at Nationwide
Arena just as the previous era ended. With a loss. It was
the end of a whirlwind 24 hours for the Jackets, who saw
Tyler Wright and Francois Beauchemin traded for Fedorov. He
instantly made the Jackets, losers of three straight, look
better on both sides of the ice...more
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| Edmonton Continues To
Have Jackets Number
By Dave Weissman
Edmonton forward Fernando Pisani scored the game winner
in the second period as Edmonton (9-8-1) went on to defeat
Columbus (5-12) 3-1 to continue their dominance and remain
undefeated against the Jackets in their last twelve
meetings...more
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| Vyborny Notches
Two Goals To Defeat Blues
By Dave Seaman
David Vyborny continued to prove Wednesday night that he
does not necessarily need Rick Nash on his line to score
goals. The Jackets’ right winger scored a pair goals and
Todd Marchant scored his first of the season to lead the
Columbus Blue Jackets past the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in front
of 16,058 at Nationwide Arena...more
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| 49th Time’s The Charm:
Late Foote Equalizer Sets Up Shootout Victory
by Steve Sirk
Adam Foote continued his inexplicable run of clutch,
late-game goal-scoring, beating Roloson with 42 seconds to
play to force overtime in a 2-1 shootout victory for the
Columbus Blue Jackets. Trevor Letowski scored the
game-winning shootout goal in the 8th round...more
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| JACKETS DEFEAT UNBEATEN
NASHVILLE 3-2 IN OT
By Giles Kennedy / Dave Weissman
Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Foote scored the winning
goal 36 seconds into OT to give the Jackets (3-5) a 3-2
victory and hand previously unbeaten Nashville (8-1) their
first loss of the year...more
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| SECOND TIME NOT A CHARM
By DAVE SEAMAN, Columbus Wired
The difference in the rematch between the Detroit Red
Wings and the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday night was the
power play. The Red Wings converted on three of nine power
plays to defeat the Jackets 6-2 in front of 16,098 at
Nationwide Arena...more
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 DETROIT
HANDS JACKETS 6-0 WHOOPING
By Dave Weissman
Jason Williams scored a first period hat trick to lead
the Detroit Red Wings past the Blue Jackets 6-0 in a packed
Nationwide Arena. The Wings remained undefeated on the road
this season while the Jackets have won only one home game...more
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| Chimmy Chimes In,
Jackets Drop Sharks
By Steve Sirk
 First
impressions are important. After their introduction tonight,
consider Jason Chimera and the city of Columbus impressed
with one another. In his first home game since being
acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes, Chimera scored two
highlight reel goals to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a
4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks...MORE
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| Jackets “Too Cute” In
Ugly 3-1 Loss To Flames
By Steve Sirk
 In
the film Raiders of the Lost Arc, Indiana Jones does battle
with a mesmerizing and skillful swordsman on the streets of
Cairo. The swordsman puts on a dazzling display of sabre-gymnastics.
Unimpressed with his adversary, Jones pulls out his pistol
and shoots the swordsman dead. There are lessons to be
learned from that encounter. Especially for the Columbus
Blue Jackets, who played the part of the swordsman in their
3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames...more
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| Game On
By Steve Sirk, Columnist
In the 17 months since I last set foot in Nationwide
Arena, thanks to the NHL’s labor strife and the Season That
Wasn’t, I had forgotten about a lot of things that I
suddenly missed. But oddly enough, I retroactively missed
them after being reacquainted with the game day
experience...more
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| BRULE
SCORES IN O.T. TO GIVE JACKETS 3-2 WIN OVER DETROIT
By Giles Kennedy, Contributing
Columnist
 Pre-season
hockey marched on as Blue Jacket goalie Pascal LeClaire
stopped 37 of 39 shots on goal and Columbus earned a 3-2
overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Nationwide
Arena. Solid defense and a thrilling overtime goal by
Jackets 2005 first round draft pick Gilbert Brule provided
the spark and gave Columbus (2-1) its second victory of the
preseason...more
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| JACKETS DEFEAT
PITTSBURGH 3-2 IN OVERTIME SHOOTOUT
By Giles Kennedy, Contributing Columnist
Jaroslav Balastik scored the winning goal during the first
official overtime shootout in Blue Jacket history, giving
Columbus a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in front
of 13,187 fans at Nationwide Arena...more
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| BUFFALO DOWNS BLUE
JACKETS 2-3 IN PRE-SEASON OPENER
By DAVE SEAMAN, Columbus Wired
Forget that it was a preseason game or that half of
Columbus’
top defense was not in the line-up. On Sunday, Nationwide
Arena hosted its first Blue Jackets game in a year
and-a-half and 15,374 showed up to watch the home team fall
3-2 to visiting Buffalo...more
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| CBJ 2005 ENTRY DRAFT
The house was a rocking and fans came-a-knockin.
By Giles Kennedy, Contributing Columnist
Approximately 1,000 folks plus showed up to the Columbus
Blue Jackets Draft Party. Sidney Crosby was the first pick
made in the draft. Columbus had the sixth pick and chose
Gilbert Brule, a sweet pick who will light the fire of
excitement for the Blue Jackets...more |
