#Nick Blankenburg

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…

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…

Columbus will be back on the ice for the fourth time in less than a week when Buffalo comes to town. The Blue Jackets have split the four games on the back end of back to backs. They will be facing a Buffalo team with points in five of its last seven games. Six of Buffalo's last seven games had at least eight combined goals while Columbus while 29…

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…

Columbus certainly should be comfortable on home ice as the seven road games played by the Blue Jackets are the fewest in the league. However, they are 0-2-1 in the last three games at home. The hope for Columbus is that momentum off a win in Winnipeg will carry over into this game. Five of the last six games between the teams had at least seven…

The NHL has scheduled 13 games on Thursday, and with just one game scheduled on Friday, bettors will feel a certain obligation to exhaust themselves looking for the best NHL bets today. I know I do. There's a lot to cover (injuries, starting goaltenders etc.) so let's get into NHL predictions and bets for today. Today's NHL schedule: NHL Bets…

ELMONT, N.Y. - The Blue Jackets were short seven regulars, including their top defense pairing, and five of them began the season in the American Hockey League. That's important to note after the Jackets stood toe-to-toe with the New York Islanders in a 4-3 overtime loss Saturday night at UBS Arena, where the patchwork Columbus group nearly pulled…

Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Islanders 11/12/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Columbus Blue Jackets will play against the New York Islanders at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 7:30 PM (EDT). The Blue Jackets are in eighth place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 4-9-0. The team escaped from a…

Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME #80 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUN, BSOH, ESPN+ Opponent SBNation Site: The Cannon While trap games, where teams overlook opponents for more compelling match-ups in the near future, are a common thing in sports, I'm not sure trap weeks are a thing. If…

The Colorado Avalanche will host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, November 4, with the Blue Jackets having lost three straight games. The most recent betting lines show that the Blue Jackets are on the moneyline and the Avalanche are to win this matchup. This contest has an over/under of goals. The betting trends in this article reference odds…

The Bruins are a strong squad off to a fantastic start, but they're also the road team gearing up for the second half of a back-to-back and their third game in four days. The odds are showing Boston as the favorite, but is fatigue reason enough for you to side with Columbus instead? Let's start with what makes the Bruins such a force in the first…

The 2022-23 NHL season is here. While the Nashville Predators are 2-0-0 after sweeping the San Jose Sharks in Prague over the weekend, the rest of the league starts getting things underway Tuesday night. It's beautiful https Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 10, 2022 The Columbus Blue Jackets will open their season at the Carolina…

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…

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…