The Columbus Blue Jackets remain in the thick of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference as the calendar is about ready to flip to February. Several individual performances are worth noting as to why the team is in the hunt.

The Blue Jackets jumped up by three goals, which was too much for the struggling Sharks. The Jackets would put away San Jose 4-1.

(6) Clippers (4) Nuggets vs. (5) Lakers * As of 1/28/2025 Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each ...

Elvis Merzļikins played extremely well in the win as well, stopping 29 Toronto shots. The only goal he surrendered was against Jacket Killer Auston Matthews with 10 minutes left in the game. This game started with a bang as Mathieu Olivier and Ryan Reaves ...

Aaron Portzline of The Athletic breaks down the latest news surrounding the Columbus Blue Jackets and touches on topics from around the NHL As Blue Jackets hang around Eastern Conference playoff ...

Merzlikins has taken only one regulation loss in his last seven starts, going 6-1-0 with a 2.26 GAA and .917 save percentage to help the surprising Blue jackets stay in the playoff picture.

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TORONTO - Adam Fantilli registered his first career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday.

Fantilli registered the first hat trick of his career in an emphatic 5-1 victory that pushed Columbus to 7-1-1 over its last nine games and into an Eastern Conference playoff spot

Last night, one of the most confusing but hilarious moments happened between Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzļikins and Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews. Seven minutes into the first period ...

The NBA has released the starters for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star game. NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news on social media. The starters for the Eastern Conference ...

We are starting to see some separation at the extreme ends of the standings in the Eastern Conference while rumors continue to swirl ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline. With historic shooting from ...