Blue Jackets try to break home skid in matchup with the Maple Leafs
The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Toronto Maple Leafs looking to end a three-game home skidDECEMBER 22, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Ovi got that GWG in him! 🚨 🚨
DECEMBER 22, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Ovechkin scores 1st goal in 15 games to lift Capitals over Blue Jackets in overtime Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal in 15 games with 53 seconds left in overtime on Thursday night to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2...
DECEMBER 22, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Elvis Merzlikins, Cole Sillinger, Yegor Chinakhov and HC Pascal Vincent | Postgame Media (12/21/23)
DECEMBER 22, 2023 • YOUTUBE
NHL Highlights | Capitals vs. Blue Jackets - December 21, 2023
DECEMBER 22, 2023 • YOUTUBE
The Great Wait is Over! Ovechkin snaps goal drought in OT!
DECEMBER 22, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Elvis Merzlikins Penalized After Scrapping With Tom Wilson In Overtime
DECEMBER 22, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Tired: Give up 9 😱 Wired: Score 9 😎
DECEMBER 22, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Nick Blankenburg - Sitting out Thursday Blankenburg (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Capitals, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
Impact Blankenburg has played six games since his recall earlier in December. He's logged three shots on goal, 11 hits and 12 blocked shots while failing to record a point. His absence Thursday will allow rookie David Jiricek to rejoin the lineup.
DECEMBER 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Pascal Vincent previews tonight's game against The Washington Capitals | Pregame Media (12/21/23)
DECEMBER 21, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals Preview | Rink Report (12/21/23)
DECEMBER 21, 2023 • YOUTUBE
HockeyBuzz.com - Zak MacMillan - CBJ G34 v Washington Captials NHL Hockey Trade Rumors
DECEMBER 21, 2023 • HOCKEYBUZZ.COM
Elvis Merzlikins - Starting Thursday Per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers, Merzlikins will defend the home crease versus Washington on Thursday.
Impact Merzlikins will be backed up by Spencer Martin as Daniil Tarasov gets the night off. Merzlikins has played only once in the Blue Jackets' last six games, giving up five goals in the third period versus Toronto, but stopping 43 pucks in a 6-5 overtime win. Overall, Merzlikins is 7-8-4 with a 3.19 GAA and .909 save percentage this season. The Capitals are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Islanders on Wednesday and currently sit 30th in NHL scoring, averaging 2.41 goals per game.
DECEMBER 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
'The big man can play center': Why the Blue Jackets' new 'Russian line' is thriving Three weeks in, Yegor Chinakhov, Kirill Marchenko and Dmitri Voronkov are having success — but what is the line's nickname?
DECEMBER 21, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Blue Jackets host the Capitals after Marchenko's hat trick
The Columbus Blue Jackets host the Washington Capitals after Kirill Marchenko's hat trick against the Buffalo Sabres in the Blue Jackets' 9-4 winDECEMBER 21, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Damon Severson - Set to play before break Severson (oblique) is expected to play in one of the Jackets' next two matches, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports Wednesday.
Impact Severson evidently won't have to wait until after the Christmas break, returning to action against either the Capitals or Maple Leafs on Thursday or Saturday, respectively. Through 19 games this season, the blueliner has registered three goals and five assists, including one power-play point. Despite the missed time, Severson should still be capable of reaching the 30-point threshold for the third straight season.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jack Roslovic - Likely to miss next two games Roslovic (ankle) isn't expected to return until after the Christmas break, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports Wednesday.
Impact Columbus will play against Washington on Thursday and Toronto on Saturday before the break. Roslovic hasn't been in the lineup since Nov. 12 due to the injury. He has two goals and eight points in 14 outings this year.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Zach Werenski - Big night in win over Buffalo Werenski produced two assists, one on the power play, while adding four blocked shots, two shots on net and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 9-4 rout of the Sabres.
Impact The blueliner helped set up Kirill Marchenko for his first of three goals late in the first period, and Werenski also slid a pass through traffic in the third that Cole Sillinger re-directed home for Columbus' eighth tally of the night. Werenski's only goal of the season came back on Oct. 20, but he's been racking up helpers and has 10 assists in the last 10 contests, with four of them coming on the power play.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ivan Provorov - Two-point night Tuesday Provorov collected two assists in Tuesday's 9-4 win over the Sabres.
Impact The veteran blueliner helped set up Adam Fantilli for a first-period tally before having a hand in the second-period goal that completed a hat trick for Kirill Marchenko. Provorov has failed to find the scoresheet in six of the last eight games but has recorded two assists in the other two, and he's up to two goals and 19 points over 33 contests in his first season with the Blue Jackets.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Alexandre Texier - Two helpers in Buffalo Texier notched two assists in Tuesday's 9-4 rout of the Sabres.
Impact Both points came in the second period as Texier helped set up Erik Gudbranson and Sewan Kuraly for tallies that capped a run of seven straight goals for the Blue Jackets. This was Texier's first multi-point performance since Nov. 6 and the 24-year-old has slipped to the fourth line, but he's having one of his more productive stretches of the season with two goals and four points over the last five games.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Cole Sillinger - Two-point effort Tuesday Sillinger scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 9-4 rout of the Sabres.
Impact Both points came in the third period as the Blue Jackets wrapped up the massive victory. Sillinger also added a team-high five shots on net, a blocked shot, a hit and a plus-2 rating to his ledger while winning eight of his 16 faceoffs, one of the more well-rounded performances of the season for the 20-year-old. He's still trying to find some consistency on offense -- Sillinger had only one assist in his prior seven games, a stretch broken up by a five-game absence due to an upper-body injury -- but the 12th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft remains a key part of Columbus' future.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Sean Kuraly - Two points in Tuesday's rout Kuraly produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 9-4 win over the Sabres.
Impact Both points came in the second period to wrap up a sequence of seven straight goals by the Blue Jackets that blew the game wide open. Kuraly snapped a nine-game point drought with the performance, but the 30-year-old isn't on the roster for his offense. Through 33 games this season, the checking-line center has six goals and 11 points,
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Kent Johnson - Two points against Sabres Johnson picked up a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 9-4 win over Buffalo.
Impact The 21-year-old put the finishing touches on the rout in the third period, helping to set up Cole Sillinger for Columbus' eighth tally before wiring home the team's ninth on a quick one-timer from the slot. Johnson took a few games to get going after his return from AHL Cleveland, but he's produced three multi-point performances in the last six contests, racking up three goals and eight points over that stretch.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Adam Fantilli - Two-point effort in big win Fantilli scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 9-4 rout of the Sabres.
Impact Both points came in the first period, as Johnny Gaudreau tucked home the rebound on a Fantilli shot midway through the frame before the veteran returned the favor by banking a pass to the rookie off the end boards about four minutes later. Fantilli has picked up his scoring pace in December, piling up four goals and eight points over the last seven games, and the third overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft appears to be clicking on a line with Gaudreau.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Yegor Chinakhov - Two helpers in Buffalo Chinakhov notched two assists in Tuesday's 9-4 rout of the Sabres.
Impact While the 22-year-old did see his four-game goal streak come to an end, Chinakhov helped set up Kirill Marchenko for two tallies 22 seconds apart in the second period to blow the game open for Columbus. Chinakhov has five goals and nine points over his five-game point streak, nearly doubling his scoring output from the 17 games prior to his surge. The line of Marchenko, Chinakhov and Dmitri Voronkov -- all Russians in their early 20s -- has been a revelation for the Blue Jackets of late, and the fantasy values of all three are soaring.
DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
