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The Detroit Red Wings are fresh off of a two-game win streak. They are looking to keep things alive and make it three in a row in their next contest. Detroit is playing host to Columbus as the Blue Jackets come to town, looking to snap a losing streak of their own. While Detroit snapped their recent skid, the Red Wings are looking to keep improving…

Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME#39 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUNX, BSOH, ESPN+, HULU Opponent SBNation Site: The Cannon DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6 "We're not turning the page on this one." Those were Coach Cooper's words after practice on Monday. It's a different message…

Be sure to check out NHL betting site Betway for the latest Flames game day odds! The Calgary Flames are a talented hockey club that has been prone to some bad habits this season. Those habits were front-and-centre in Friday night's game at Nationwide Arena against the Columbus Blue Jackets. They made weird decisions with the puck. They made odd…

Kent Johnson takes the ice at Wells Fargo Center with the Columbus Blue Jackets against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET, airing on NBCS. Prop bets are available for Johnson in this outing against the Flyers, and the following article has information to help you find a smart wager. Use our props tool below to…

What lessons can the Columbus Blue Jackets learn from Buffalo Sabres' forward Tage Thompson? In order to answer that question, we need to go back in history and discuss one of the genuinely fascinating origin stories of the NHL. Thompson wasn't always seen as a can't-miss player who would become an NHL star. As a lanky teenager, he was a…

In an 82-game season, finding different sources of motivation are critical. For the Boston Bruins, it's the desire for an easier first-round playoff opponent. Slip into second in the Atlantic Division and Boston will face the Toronto Maple Leafs or Tampa Bay Lightning. Either would be a miserable first-round opponent. For the New Jersey Devils,…

The Boston Bruins lead the NHL in goal differential in the third period, so when the team with the best home record in the league took a 2-0 advantage into the third period against Los Angeles on Thursday night, the Bruins picking up two more points seemed inevitable. However, a late 5-on-3 power play given to the Kings helped Los Angeles force…

As we approach the holiday season and end of the calendar year, it's time we take another look at the NHL Sour Rankings and rank the teams putting their worst foot forward in an attempt to secure the best odds at the first overall pick. Unless one of these teams has a 2019 St. Louis Blues-level turnaround, there is a good chance that one of them…

SUNRISE - The Florida Panthers find themselves in dire straights heading into the 30th game of the season. Just six months removed from ending what was a historically dominant 2021-22 season, the Panthers are nearing bottom-10 territory. And this is coming after Florida sent its 2023 first-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens to acquire Ben Chiarot…

Buffalo Sabres (11-13-1) at Columbus Blue Jackets (8-14-2) TV: TNT Radio: WGR 550 SB Nation Blue Jackets Blog: The Cannon Columbus Blue Jackets Record: 8-14-2 Last Game: 4-1 loss vs Pittsburgh Penguins Division Ranking: 8th in Metropolitan Division PP: 14.3% (32nd) PK: 77.9% (18th) 1. Die By The Penalty Kill We're really going to keep banging this…

Not only have the Sabres been piling up goals of late, but they also have a great history against Columbus netminder Joonas Korpisalo. Expect this Buffalo offense to once again be the best unit on the ice Wednesday night. In the first game of TNT's weekly Wednesday night double-header, there is an Eastern Conference tilt between the Columbus Blue…

The Pittsburgh Penguins (13-8-4) always seem to have a little drama. Despite winning their last two games in regulation with resounding performances, the Penguins could face trouble on Tuesday night with a shorthanded roster missing star centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins host the always tough but struggling Columbus Blue Jackets…

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins 12/6/2022 Picks Predictions Previews It's the Metropolitan Division showdown when the Columbus Blue Jackets invade PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in NHL's battle on the ice on Tuesday. Columbus will meet Pittsburgh for the second time in their four scheduled matches this season and…

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Winnipeg Jets 12/2/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Columbus Blue Jackets will go against the Winnipeg Jets NHL action in Canada Life Centre, MB, CAN, Friday, December 2, 2022, at 8:00 PM ET. The offense of the Blue Jackets is having a terrible season; they are only averaging 2.86 goals per game, and their attack only…

SvoNotes is a weekly column by BlueJackets.com reporter Jeff Svoboda. In the Blue Jackets home opener, the team was up 1-0 and looking for more when Eric Robinson had a golden scoring chance. Sean Kuraly hunted down a puck behind the net while Columbus was shorthanded and hit Robinson in stride with a pass all alone in front of Tampa Bay goalie…

Vegas Golden Knights vs Columbus Blue Jackets 11/28/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Vegas Golden Knights will go against the Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL action in Nationwide Arena, OH, on Monday, November 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM ET. Due to their 3.48 goal per game offense, the Golden Knights are having a fantastic season. The top two lines, Jack…

Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets 10/28/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH will be the next venue of the NHL Inter-Division event between the Boston Bruins (1st in Atlantic Division) and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. The Bruins are at 7-1-0 overall and look for their 5th straight win coming into this…

It didn't take long for the hot streak that brought Trey Fix-Wolansky back to the Blue Jackets to burn out. The rookie's scorching "heater" for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League hasn't made the NHL jump with him, but that doesn't mean patience won't pay off for Fix-Wolansky and the injury-riddled Blue Jackets, who still had eight…

General Manager Ron Francis has done a solid job in the last two entry drafts, and with proper player development, the Kraken will have a scary team on the ice before long. Here, we've listed some of the top Seattle Kraken prospects. For the purpose of this piece, we're considering a "prospect" to be someone at or under age 23 entering the 2022-23…

The coaching changes seem to agree with the Vegas Golden Knights and Boston Bruins. Bruce Cassidy's current and former teams lead the way in the list of the best teams in the NHL at the current time. Vegas has won seven games in a row while the Bruins lead the NHL with a+21 goal differential. It has been a different story for slumping Pittsburgh…

Tonight is a big night for the future of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 2022 NHL Draft Lottery is tonight, and a bunch of ping pong balls could determine the trajectory of the Blue Jackets franchise. How important is winning a top-pick? Every Stanley Cup champion since the 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins has had at least one top-five pick on its roster…

Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today's featured game is the Columbus Blue…

The Columbus Blue Jackets (3-7-0) and Colorado Avalanche (4-4-1) have both been disappointing, but one team will leave Friday afternoon's game with a little momentum. The puck drop for the Blue Jackets vs. Avalanche score prediction is scheduled for 1 p.m. EST in a rare afternoon affair at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. The teams play again on…

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Colorado Avalanche 11/4/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland will be the venue for the NHL Global Series between the Columbus Blue Jackets (8th in Metropolitan Division) and the Colorado Avalanche (5th in Central Division) on Friday. The Blue Jackets enter this series with a 3-7-0 overall…

The NHL is back in Finland this weekend when the defending Stanley Cup champions take on the Columbus Blue Jackets as a part of a two-game set. Read more to see where the betting edge lies in our Blue Jackets vs. Avalanche betting picks. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The NHL travels to Finland this weekend as a two-game series between the Colorado…

There's no way to sugarcoat it. The Blue Jackets are 3-7-0 after a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad start to this NHL season and there's a chance it gets even worse with back-to-back games Friday and Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche in Tampere, Finland. The Avalanche are also sputtering at 4-4-1, but can blame their Stanley Cup hangover…

Nick Blankenburg's celebration said it all. Six games into his NHL career, the rookie defenseman has steadily moved up the Blue Jackets' lineup, and in Sunday's game against the Edmonton Oilers he found himself running the top power-play unit midway through the third period. With the game tied 2-2, Blankenburg fired a wrist shot from the point that…

As things currently stand, the Vegas Golden Knights are still out of a playoff spot despite having the same amount of points as the Dallas Stars for the second Wild-Card spot in the Western Conference. The Golden Knights have the tiebreaker over the Stars, yes, but the Stars have played fewer games which currently puts them ahead in the playoff…

Perhaps the unsung hero of Nick Blankenburg's story is Liz Badder. Shortly after the Blue Jackets defenseman completed his high school career, he was still without an avenue to keep playing high-level hockey. An undersized forward who nonetheless filled up the net for a state championship team at Romeo High School outside of Detroit, Blankenburg…

Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets got the 2022-23 NHL regular season off to a losing start. Columbus fell 4-1 on the road to the Carolina Hurricanes. Also on the road, Tampa Bay was dropped 3-1 by the New York Rangers. The Lightning are also favored to spoil the Blue Jackets' home opener. Tampa Bay is set as a -178 road…

The NHL is back! The 2022-23 regular season kicked off with a pair of games in Europe last week but the Oilers will make their debut tonight when they host the Vancouver Canucks.To get geared up for the NHL's return, the Oilersnation staff made predictions for how the 2022-23 season is going to go down. We picked our Stanley Cup winners, major…

The start of the 2022-23 NHL regular season is upon us, and with it, projections for the NHL's individual player awards and assorted other predictions as well. With input from NHL agents, players, scouts and media, this is one writer's opinion on who is likeliest to make headlines this year. To reiterate, this is just one person's perspective; if…

Today is the day! The New York Rangers open the 2022-23 NHL Season at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning. A rematch against the team that ousted them in six games at the Eastern Conference Final to leave a very bad taste in their mouths. It did something else too, made them hungry to not only get back there but win the Stanley Cup. "The hole in…

The NHL season officially started over the weekend with a pair of games in Prague between the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks, and the primetime debut will be tomorrow night, with an ESPN double-header featuring the Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers and Vegas Golden Knights at the Los Angeles Kings. With that in mind, it's time for us…

Is this B1G Hockey's big season? Finally? While Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin have 23 national championships among them, not one of those titles was captured as a member of the Big Ten. Since its inaugural season in 2013-14, B1G Hockey has sent teams to the Frozen Four seven times, and two B1G teams have played their way into…

The St. Louis Blues will begin their season with a relatively favorable schedule in the month of October. They'll play multiple divisional opponents and a couple of teams expected to compete for the best odds in the 2023 Draft lottery. Either way, this schedule is not all that difficult and should allow for the Blues to get off to a good start. As…

With the Columbus Blue Jackets season kicking off in just over two weeks, player props and odds are starting to come out ahead of the regular season. Today, let's take a look at who is expected to have a big year for the Blue Jackets and discuss if they will hit the over this season. Johnny Gaudreau: Over 31.5, -115; Under 31.5 -115 Gaudreau is…

Sep 29, 2022 by Chris Peters Every year there are a few players in college hockey that are playing their first season of NHL Draft eligibility. The 2022-23 NCAA season, however, will feature no fewer than four candidates that have a chance to be selected in the first-round including three potential lottery-range picks. Veteran NHL Draft analyst…

Johnson is one of the top forward prospects in all of hockey. We have all seen by now just how dynamic he can be with the puck on his stick; he's a play driver who can hold onto the puck and set up teammates, or unleash a nasty shot that often fools a goaltender. But to this point in his career, through the NCAA level, World Juniors, World…

Less than four hours after one group of Blue Jackets lost 3-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime at PPG Paints arena, a second group for each team took the ice at Nationwide Arena to finish out the split squad doubleheader. The second matchup was more favorable for the Jackets, as they dressed a lineup mostly consisting of NHL regulars against…

Everything right now is new for Kirill Marchenko. The hockey is new. The language is new. The food and culture are new. All that is part of the deal when high-level hockey prospects from Europe and Russia head to North America. It's a transition in just about every part of life, but the good news is Marchenko appears to be making the best of…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - One day after his sophomore season at Michigan ended with a heartbreaking loss in the Frozen Four, forward Kent Johnson has signed an NHL entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets, sources have told The Athletic. Johnson, the No. 5 pick in last year's draft, began informing his Wolverines coaches and teammates of his decision late…

The Columbus Blue Jackets will send a talented team to the annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament again this year, highlighted by three recent first round picks. Last year it was the Cole Sillinger and Yegor Chinakhov show, as both players dominated at the tournament and propelled themselves into full-time NHL roles. With such a talented group…

This week marks the first steps towards the 2022-23 NHL season and it starts with NHL teams assessing the future assets of their organization. Across the league, NHL clubs will fan out across the continent for rookie tournaments or series, mostly running from Sept. 15-19. Shortly thereafter, NHL players will convene at their respective training…