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COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 9-9-2 · 7TH IN EAST, METROPOLITAN
9-9-2 · 7TH IN EAST, METROPOLITAN
Next Game vs Canadiens · Thu 12:30AM
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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 (...
Flyers take losing streak into game against the Blue Jackets
The Philadelphia Flyers look to end a six-game losing streak with a win against the Columbus Blue JacketsAPRIL 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
HockeyBuzz.com - Ben Shelley - Islanders' playoff chances continue to improve with win over Blue Jackets NHL Hockey Trade Rumors
APRIL 5 • HOCKEYBUZZ.COM
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Trey Fix-Wolansky - Heads to AHL Fix-Wolansky was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Friday.
Impact Fix-Wolansky has an assist in 10 outings with Columbus in 2023-24. He's also supplied 24 goals and 58 points in 54 appearances with Cleveland.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Nick Blankenburg - Recalled Friday Blankenburg was called up from AHL Cleveland on Friday.
Impact Blankenburg has three goals and 13 points in 21 contests with Cleveland this season. He's also provided five goals and 17 points in 49 career NHL games. Blankenburg might spend the rest of the campaign with the Blue Jackets because Jake Bean is done for the season after suffering a broken hand during Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Jake Bean - Done for season Bean will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign after suffering a broken hand during Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.
Impact Bean will finish the season with four goals, 13 points, 32 PIM, 28 hits and 110 blocks in 72 games. Adam Boqvist (upper body) is also out indefinitely, so the Blue Jackets are down to five healthy defensemen and will likely recall someone from the minors before Saturday's tilt versus the Flyers. Bean is set to become a restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer after finishing his three-year, $7 million deal. If Bean re-signs with the Blue Jackets, he will probably serve primarily in a third-pairing role next season.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Johnny Gaudreau - Returning Saturday Gaudreau (illness) will return to the lineup Saturday versus Philadelphia, per Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch.
Impact Gaudreau sat out Thursday's game versus the Islanders. The 30-year-old winger has only 11 goals and 56 points in 75 games this season, but he has been scoring of late, with 11 points in his last 10 games. Gaudreau is expected to play alongside Dmitri Voronkov and Alexander Nylander, as well as seeing first power play time Saturday.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Elvis Merzlikins - Not playing Saturday Merzlikins (lower body) will not play Saturday versus the Flyers, Coby Maeir of 1st Ohio Battery reports.
Impact Merzlikins will miss his third straight game. The Blue Jackets also lost Daniil Tarasov (upper body) in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders and may need to recall Malcolm Subban from the minors to back up Jet Greaves, if Tarasov is unable to go. Merzlikins is 13-17-8 with a 3.45 GAA and an .897 save percentage in 41 appearances this season.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Sean Kuraly - Won't play Saturday Kuraly (lower body) will not be in action versus the Flyers on Saturday, Coby Maeir of 1st Ohio Battery reports.
Impact While Kuraly is still considered day-to-day, with the back-to-back on the schedule, it seems unlikely the veteran center will be cleared in time to face the Hurricanes on Sunday either. The New York native has already been out of action for the club's last 11 contests due to his lower-body problem. Once cleared to play, Kuraly will look to end his 10-game pointless streak.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Jake Bean - Out for season Per Coby Maeir of 1st Ohio Battery, Bean (undisclosed) will miss the remainder of the season, according to coach Pascal Vincent.
Impact Bean was injured after blocking a shot Thursday against the Islanders. He finishes the season with four goals, nine assists and 110 blocked shots in 72 appearances. Look for the Blue Jackets to recall a defenseman ahead of Saturday's game versus Philadelphia, as they currently have only five healthy rearguards.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Kirill Marchenko - Two points against Isles Marchenko scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.
Impact Both his points came in the first period as the Jackets battled the visitors to a 2-2 tie, but the game was all Isles after that. Marchenko has a three-game goal streak going, and Thursday's tally gave him 21 on the season, tying his total as a rookie in 2022-23.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Jet Greaves - Stuck with loss in relief Greaves stopped 24 of 25 shots after replacing Daniil Tarasov (upper body) late in the first period Thursday, eventually getting tagged with the loss as the Blue Jackets fell 4-2 t...
Impact The 23-year-old netminder played well, but the only goal he allowed proved to be the game-winner off the stick of Noah Dobson early in the third period. With both Tarasov and Elvis Merzlikins (lower body) banged up and Columbus headed back to the draft lottery, Greaves could see a starter's workload over the final handful of games. In four NHL appearances this season, he's given up 11 goals on 132 shots (.917 save percentage.)
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Islanders top Jackets, slide into wild-card position Noah Dobson scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period Thursday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who moved into an East...
APRIL 5 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Dobson scores go-ahead goal, Islanders beat Blue Jackets 4-2 to keep playoff hopes alive Noah Dobson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the New York Islanders stayed alive in their quest for the final Eastern...
APRIL 5 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Jake Bean - Will miss time Bean (undisclosed) will be out for "a while" after exiting Thursday's game versus the third period following a blocked shot, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports...
Impact A roster move is likely incoming, as the Blue Jackets have just five healthy defensemen. Given the time of the year and the team's poor placement in the standings, Bean could be shut down for the rest of the campaign with even a moderate injury. Jake Christiansen is the most likely candidate to rise to the NHL roster as a replacement.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Daniil Tarasov - Suffers upper-body injury Tarasov exited Thursday's tilt against the Islanders after sustaining an upper-body injury. He won't return to the contest.
Impact Tarasov stopped 13 of 15 shots in 17:53 of ice time before departing the game. Jet Greaves took over between the pipes for Columbus. The Blue Jackets were already missing goaltender Elvis Merzlikins due to a lower-body injury. If Merzlikins and Tarasov are forced to miss additional time, then the Blue Jackets will likely lean on Greaves.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Blue Jackets' Marchenko Banks Puck In Off Sorokin's Mask For Cheeky Goal
APRIL 4 • YOUTUBE
Justin Danforth - In lineup Thursday Danforth (illness) is good to play Thursday versus the Islanders, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.
Impact Danforth didn't end up missing any playing time due to the illness. He has 10 goals, 21 points and 105 hits in 64 outings in 2023-24.
APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE
Johnny Gaudreau - Unavailable Thursday Gaudreau won't play Thursday versus the Islanders because of an illness.
Impact Gaudreau has 11 goals and 56 points in 75 games this season. Trey Fix-Wolansky, who was summoned from AHL Cleveland on Thursday, might draw into the lineup due to Gaudreau's absence.
APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE
Adam Boqvist - Remains out indefinitely Boqvist (upper body) is considered out indefinitely ahead of Thursday's clash with the Islanders.
Impact Boqvist has already missed the Jackets' last nine contests and could be in danger of being sidelined for the remainder of the season. With just two points in his last 11 outings, the blueliner's continued absence is unlikely to impact the majority of fantasy players. David Jiricek figures to jump back into the lineup versus New York and possibly beyond.
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