The Columbus Blue Jackets are one of the biggest surprises in the NHL this season. Currently occupying the first wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, the s

The game against the Rangers kicked off a stretch of eight games out of nine away from home, which continues tonight just a little to the east as the Blue Jackets take on the Islanders. Defenseman Damon Severson said the team wants to keep playing that tighter style on the road as the Jackets try to rack up points.

Blue Jackets goalie Daniil Tarasov posted his first NHL shutout in a stinging shootout loss, but kept his team in a playoff spot: 3 takeways

Vincent Trocheck scored the only goal of the shootout, Igor Shesterkin stopped 27 shots and New York Rangers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0.

Waddell continues to work on the Blue Jackets' mountain of pending free agents, re-signing Jake Christiansen with two-year extension.

The loss ends the Jackets' winning streak at six games, but extends their string of games earning a point to seven. "It was a great hockey game," Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason said on the FanDuel Sports Network postgame show.

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

But a postseason-like intensity has already arrived for the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets. The Islanders will attempt to climb back into the playoff race and the surprising Blue Jackets will aim to maintain their spot in the top two of the wild-card standings Monday night when New York hosts Columbus in a battle of Metropolitan Division rivals in Elmont,

Zach Werenski climbs higher, the Blue Jackets are watching the standings closer and the San Jose Sharks were overmatched: 3 takeaways

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Greater Columbus Arts Council President and CEO Tom Katzenmeyer is retiring this year after 12 years with the organization.