
VIDEO: Blue Jackets Overcome 3-0 Deficit to Defeat Top-Seeded Lightning
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LOS ANGELES -- Marian Gaborik scored two third-period goals, the second representing the 400th of his NHL career, and the Los Angeles Kings came from behind to win their sixth consecutive game, 5-2 over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Josh Anderson scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period and the Columbus Blue Jackets held on for a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night at Nationwide Arena. In addition to his 10th goal of the season with 4:54 left in the third, Anderson also had two assists to…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cam Atkinson scored his second goal of the game to break a third-period tie and send the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night at Nationwide Arena.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Josh Anderson scored with 2:58 remaining in overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets outlasted the Calgary Flames 1-0 on Wednesday night at Nationwide Arena in a battle of two goaltenders on top of their game.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets signed right winger Cam Atkinson to a seven-year, $41.125 million contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 2024-25 NHL season. The contract has an average annual value of $5.875 million, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Friday.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Calle Jarnkrok scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Nashville Predators extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena. Jarnkrok's second goal of the season came with 5:35 remaining when a rebound on a shot by…

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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Josh Anderson and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice each to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 7-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night at the BB&T Center. Anderson has five goals this season, and Bjorkstrand has four. The Jackets (9-4-0) also got one goal and two assists from Boone Jenner, and…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets blew a three-goal lead but pulled out a 4-3 shootout win over the Boston Bruins on Monday night at Nationwide Arena. Artemi Panarin and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in the shootout as Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky blanked the Bruins. The Bruins fought back from a 3-0 deficit with a…

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The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Alexander Wennberg to a six-year contract on Friday through the 2022-23 season. The deal is for $29.4 million, with a $4.9 million cap hit. The 22-year-old scored 13 goals and 46 assists for 59 points and a plus-9 rating in 80 regular season games last season. "We are excited to…

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Two-time Hart Trophy winner Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday was named one of three finalists for the annual award that goes to the player who is deemed most valuable to his team. The other finalists are Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid. Crosby, who was facing the…

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Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Nick Foligno, Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf and Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano were named the three finalists for the 2016-17 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award on Thursday. Serving his second season as captain, Foligno led Columbus to a 32-point improvement and its best campaign in franchise history. Off the ice,…

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PITTSBURGH -- Despite a last gasp from Columbus in the second period, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Blue Jackets 5-2 Thursday at PPG Paints Arena to win a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Pittsburgh closed the series in five games, with the Blue Jackets' only win coming in Game 4. The Penguins built a 3-0 lead…

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Winnipeg Jets right winger Patrik Laine, Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski are the three finalists for the 2016-17 Calder Memorial Trophy, which goes to the NHL's top rookie, the league announced on Thursday. Matthews and Laine were the top two picks in last summer's draft while Werenski was…

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PITTSBURGH -- The finish, the Pittsburgh Penguins are convinced, is linked to the start. Pittsburgh holds a 3-1 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series and hopes to polish off the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 5 Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. That will be a lot easier, the Penguins figure, if they have a…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets still have some life. Facing elimination in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series, the Blue Jackets started aggressively and held off the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night in Nationwide Arena. Columbus still trails 3-1 in the series, which shifts back to Pittsburgh for Game 5…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One more win and the Pittsburgh Penguins sweep their way to the next round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. One more loss for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the best season in franchise history comes to an abrupt end. The Penguins enter Game 4 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on…

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Columbus Blue Jackets star rookie defenseman Zach Werenski has been ruled out of the rest of the postseason due to a broken cheekbone. Werenski was injured in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to Pittsburgh, which gave the Penguins a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series. Columbus will try to stave off elimination when it…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jake Guentzel scored his third goal of the game at 13:10 of overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a commanding lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series with a 5-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night. The Penguins lead the best-of-seven series 3-0 with a chance for a sweep…