(NHL Hockey) Columbus loses
4-3 to Chicago in shootout (11/01/08)
The Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from behind three times to force
overtime against the Chicago Blackhawks. In the shootout, Blackhawks
captain Jonathan Toews scored his first goal of the season when his
sharp wrist shot easily beat Frederik Norenna and Chicago won 4-3 in
front of 14,680 at Nationwide Arena...more
(NHL Hockey) Blue Jackets
fall to Ducks 3-2 (10/27/08)
by Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
With such a little margin of error, the Columbus Blue
Jackets continue to find ways to lose. Such was the case Monday
night as the Jackets led by a goal with 10 minutes, 41 seconds
remaining in the game end ended up losing 3-2 in front of
10,494, the smallest crowd in Nationwide Arena history to watch
a regular season game...more
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'Z' returns to Columbus with a bang
(10/24/08)
by Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired, Photos by Dave Weissman
Nikolai Zherdev’s return to Columbus was picture-perfect as he
scored a goal and assisted on two others to lead the New York
Rangers past the Blue Jackets 3-1 in front of 14,724 in
Nationwide Arena...more
(NHL) Leclaire, Jackets hold
off Canucks (10/21/08)
by Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired, Photos by Dave Weissman
If there are any questions about the goaltending of the
Columbus Blue Jackets, they were answered Tuesday night. Pascal
Leclaire, after missing a game with a bruised thumb, returned to
lead the Jackets past the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in front of
12,057 in Nationwide Arena...more
Jackets defeat Nashville
5-3 in home season opener (10/17/08)
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired, Photos by Dave Weissman
It was a rollercoaster ride of emotion Friday night as the
Columbus Blue Jackets played its home opener against the
Nashville Predators. Before the game, the organization honored
its late founder John. H. McConnell with a tribute and the
traditional opening night introductions. Once the game began,
rookies Nikita Filatov and Jakub Voracek each scored and captain
Rick Nash scored two to give Columbus a four-goal cushion. The
Predators rallied to get within a goal early in the third but
get no closer as the Jackets won 5-3 in front of 17,930....more
NHL PRE-SEASON: Jackets look
like different team in 5-2 loss to Buffalo (10/2/08)
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired, Photos by Dave Weissman
As training camp comes to an end this weekend, Columbus Blue
Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock is using the back-to-back games at
Nationwide Arena to asses who is going to make the final cut.
The coach plans to reduce the roster to 25 or 26 players before
the team’s final exhibition game in Toronto on Sunday. The final
cuts will come Monday. His job became more challenging as the
Jackets fell to Buffalo 5-2 Thursday night...more
NHL PRE-SEASON: Jackets pound
Hawks 7-1 in pre-season game
(9/29/08)
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
A big preseason victory proved to be costly as the Columbus Blue
Jackets defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 7-1 in Nationwide Arena
Monday night. With a four-goal lead, new Jacket Raffi Torres
fought Hawks’ Ben Eager and went down hard on his right
shoulder, separating it and putting him out six weeks...more
Jackets open pre-season camp
By Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired
The sights and sounds of hockey have returned to Nationwide
Arena. Training camp has opened and the Columbus Blue
Jackets look to find success in ways they never have before.
This means earning enough points to earn a playoff berth for
the first time in franchise history...more
