Game 81 recap: Lightning beat Columbus 3-2, take over second place
The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered a myriad of injuries in holding off the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in the NHL debut of goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis. In the process, they passed the Montreal Canadiens...
View ArticleLBC Game Day Preview: Florida Panthers Host Columbus Blue Jackets
The Panthers final game this season is against the playoff-bound Columbus Blue Jackets, winners of six of their last ten games.After 82 games, the Florida Panthers proved many pundits this season that...
View ArticleGame Preview #82 - Finish The Right Way
The Jackets are still alive for any of the three possible playoffs spots, provided Philly continues to struggle and, well, provided the Jackets can beat the lowly Panthers.Columbus Blue Jackets at...
View ArticlePanthers vs. Blue Jackets: Ed Jovanovski ejected for elbowing Corey Tropp
Good thing he's not retiring after this game. Since Ed Jovanovski has spent 17 years in the NHL, it was reasonable to assume he would retire after this season. But the Florida Panthers defenseman...
View ArticlePanthers vs. Blue Jackets: Roberto Luongo needs a new water bottle
Poor guy can't catch a break. It's been a rough season for Roberto Luongo, but things have turned around since being traded from Vancouver to Florida. No more trade rumors, goalie controversies or...
View ArticleBlue Jackets Tame Panthers, Hunt Penguins
The Blue Jackets dropped the curtain on the regular season with a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers, securing the first wildcard slot in the playoffs and a date with the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was...
View ArticleRecap: Playoff-bound Blue Jackets drop Panthers in finale
Cats end their twentieth anniversary season with a thud in 3-2 loss to Columbus.A season that started off with some degree of promise in Dallas back in October, ended with the Florida Panthers dropping...
View ArticleWell, it's the Flyers and Game One is Thursday
Let's Do This.According to Andrew Gross the Rangers will have daily practices starting tomorrow and leading up to the first game of their series against the Flyers on Thursday. The last time these...
View ArticleEmbrace the Challenge
The Blue Jackets will begin their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins this Wednesday at 6:30. It will be a tough test against a good team - and perhaps it's just what they need.We've known since...
View ArticleBlue Jackets vs. Penguins - Series Schedule
A quick look at the full slate of games in round 1.GameDateTime (ET)Eastern Conference First RoundNational TV1Wed, Apr 167:30 p.m.Columbus at PittsburghNBCSN, CBC2Sat, Apr 197 p.m.Columbus at...
View ArticleWeekend roundup: Pens lose 2 in extra time to close the regular season
The Pittsburgh Penguins lose in overtime to Philadelphia on Saturday and then in a shootout to Ottawa on Sunday to close out the 2013-14 regular season.In a weekend summed up by resting key players and...
View Article2014 NHL Playoffs Rangers Vs. Flyers: A Broad Look At Things
A bigger picture look at the Rangers' first round matchup with the Flyers. I think it's funny the two teams who struggled the most out of the gate in the Metropolitan -- or at least the two teams with...
View ArticleGet to Know a Blue Jacket: Cam Atkinson
For part of our preview of the Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets series, we profile a couple of important but perhaps lesser known players that may be the difference between winning and losing.Name:...
View ArticlePenguins vs. Blue Jackets schedule: Metropolitan Division rivalry makes...
The Blue Jackets and Penguins take their Metropolitan Division rivalry to the playoffs. .m-sbnation-2014-nhl-playoff-coverage { display: block; width: 100%; }.m-sbnation-2014-nhl-playoff-coverage img {...
View ArticleBlue Jackets vs. Penguins - Comparing The Offenses
As the Blue Jackets gear up to face the Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, we endeavor to compare the two teams as completely as possible. First up? Offense!Just two years removed...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs odds: Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets find themselves with 20/1 odds to win the Eastern Conference and 50/1 odds to win the Stanley Cup in 2014.No one said it was going to be easy.Jeff sketched out a roadmap of the Blue...
View ArticlePlayoff Experience: The Blue Jackets... Have Some?
The Blue Jackets are a young team. This much is true. The Penguins have more playoff experience, obviously. But, the Jackets aren't as green as it might appear.It's true that playoff experience means...
View Article2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Now begins the true test for Alain Vigneault
Alain Vigneault was brought in to lead the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup since 1994. That mission officially begins on Thursday.No one can say the Rangers haven't been a perennial playoff team:...
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