News Category: Columbus Blue Jackets

Hurricanes visit Blue Jackets for last test before playoffs

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to extend their winning streak to six games when they close their regular season Tuesday night in Columbus against the Blue Jackets. Carolina (52-22-7, 111 points) doubled up the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night. Forward Seth Jarvis scored a pair of goals as the playoff-bound Hurricanes swept the season series against the Blackhawks. “Just play our game,” said Sebastian Aho, who also scored in Sunday’s win. “Kind of business

Predators bid to pick up steam vs. Blue Jackets

The Nashville Predators will look to create more breathing room in the Western Conference wild-card race when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. The Predators (46-29-5, 97 points) hold a three-point edge over the Vegas Golden Knights for the top wild-card spot. Nashville had lost five of its previous seven games before a 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. Filip Forsberg recorded his 10th career hat trick, and Luke Evangelista

Panthers gear up for playoffs vs. Blue Jackets

The Florida Panthers are playing what can be considered the “soft” part of their remaining schedule before the season ends with a bang next week. On Thursday night, the Panthers — currently the second seed in the Atlantic Division — will play host to the out-of-contention Columbus Blue Jackets in Sunrise, Fla. This soft stretch also includes Buffalo, which is on tap for Saturday. But then the Panthers will end their regular season with a

Atop East wild-card race, Lightning face last-place Jackets

The Tampa Bay Lightning are locked into the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, but quite a bit is still in play over the last five games. The first one takes place Tuesday night when the Lightning host the Columbus Blue Jackets in their third meeting of this campaign. Barring a complete collapse, Tampa Bay (43-27-7, 93 points) appears to have captured the No. 1 wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, holding a healthy lead

In home finale, Hurricanes aim to brush off Blue Jackets

The Carolina Hurricanes will try to complete a phase of the season with another strong outing when the Columbus Blue Jackets visit Sunday in Raleigh, N.C. The game will be the home finale for the Hurricanes, who remain in contention for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Hurricanes (48-22-7, 103 points), who will finish their schedule with four road games, and Blue Jackets (26-39-12, 64 points) will meet twice across the last 10

Free-falling Flyers look to get it together vs. Jackets

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to keep their playoff hopes alive when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. The Flyers (36-30-11, 83 points) fell for the sixth straight time (0-4-2) with a 4-2 setback to the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. “I thought we played the right way. We have to bury some of our chances obviously, but that’s the way we need to play. A lot of the game I’m happy about.

Islanders still in playoff picture, visit Blue Jackets

On Tuesday night, the New York Islanders picked the most opportune time possible to play one of their best third periods of the season and finally win the second game of a back-to-back set. Whether the Islanders can continue a timely winning streak on Thursday night might determine whether their season continues beyond mid-April. New York will look to continue its last-ditch climb into the playoff race when it visits the Columbus Blue Jackets in

Avalanche face Blue Jackets, continue pursuit of division crown

Now that the Colorado Avalanche have officially qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a seventh consecutive season, they can focus on their next order of business. Winning a Central Division title. The Avalanche will continue working toward that goal when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Colorado (47-21-6, 100 points) enters the week three points behind the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars with eight games left for the Avalanche and seven for

Penguins find meaningful games; Jackets seek end to losing skid

And so they meet again. The Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking for a sweep of a home-and-home set with the Blue Jackets in a rematch Saturday in Columbus. Pittsburgh (32-30-10, 74 points) won its second game in a row and ran its point streak to three games (2-0-1) with a 3-2 win Thursday at home against the Blue Jackets (23-38-12, 58 points). The Penguins’ playoff hopes continue to hang by a thread, but as long

Pens seek another quality performance, host Blue Jackets

The Pittsburgh Penguins and visiting Columbus Blue Jackets, who open a home-and-home series Thursday, are focused on finding some consistency and feeling good about their performances with less than a month left in the season. The Penguins (31-30-10), whose playoff chances are extremely thin, and the Blue Jackets (23-37-12), who have been eliminated from postseason consideration, carry different emotions into the game. Pittsburgh on Tuesday knocked off one of the best teams in the league,