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* long, exasperated sigh * The National Hockey League and Fanatics announced that they had reached an agreement for the latter to be the former’s on-ice uniform supplier, starting in the 2024-25 season. The deal lasts ten years, until the 2033-34 season. Considering it was announced at 6:45 AM Eastern on a Tuesday, you can guess how it was received. Coming 2024: NHL FanaticsA new on-ice uniform partner across the NHL starting 2024-25. pic.twitter.com/rxpdpXgiFG— NHL (@NHL) March 21, 2023 Fanatics has been making locker room athletic wear (undershirts, hoodies,...

Boqvist and Roslovic score two each. After finishing off their West Coast swing, the Jackets got a bonus game on the road trip as they visited their division rivals in Washington. With the Sharks getting a loser point last night, and the Capitals in a desperate playoff push, Columbus has the wiggle room to play spoiler. Did they? First Period To start the game, Tom Wilson absolutely trucked Daniil Tarasov, which the refs promptly ignored, before Nick Blankenburg had to pull a trickler off the goal line to keep it scoreless. It was rendered moot shortly after, with Alex Ovechkin...

Photo by Ben Jackson/NHLI via Chat about the game with us! The Columbus Blue Jackets face off with the Washington Capitals tonight at Capital One Arena. Columbus is wrapping up a five game road trip with this contest. Chat about the game with us in the comments below!

Photo by Ben Jackson/NHLI via Here’s what you need to know. Columbus Blue Jackets @ Washington CapitalsTuesday, March 21, 2023 - 7:00 PM ESTCapital One Arena, Washington, DCTV: Bally’s Sports Ohio - Radio: WBNS FMOpponent’s blog: Japers’ Rink Columbus Blue Jackets, 21-41-7, 49 points, 8th Metro, 16th East@Washington Capitals, 33-31-7, 73 points, 6th Metro, 10th East The Columbus Blue Jackets wrap up their road trip tonight with a visit to the Washington Capitals. The Capitals have swooned this season, largely due to injuries, but their aging roster is doing...

Photo by Ben Jackson/NHLI via Is it possible Columbus’ best player this season isn’t Johnny Gaudreau? It’s been a whirlwind of a season in Columbus. The Blue Jackets are doing their best to lock in a bottom two finish and are looking forward to the draft. The fans have received a big dose of awful hockey to watch and many have formed different opinions on who’s to blame for the bad season and who is the biggest hope for success in the future. In this article, we will attempt to take an objective look at which skaters (non-goalies) have had the most positive...

Photo by Zak Krill/NHLI via One expected, and one that hurts It was Game #69 for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and they were on the road against the fifth best team in the league. It went about as you’d expect, with them losing 7-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights. I don’t want to write about every Vegas goal (Jack Eichel had a hat trick and Phil Kessel was a power play beast, nuff said) and you don’t want to read it, so it’s just cover some assorted thoughts from the afternoon: Larsen out Head coach Brad Larsen has taken a leave of absence following a death in the...

Photo by Ethan Miller/ Here’s what you need to know. Sunday, March 19, 2023 - 4:00 PM ETT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NevadaTV: Bally Sports Ohio - Radio: 97.1 FM Columbus Blue Jackets (21-40-7, 8th Metro, 16th East)atLas Vegas Golden Knights (42-21-6, 1st Pacific, 1st West) The Blue Jackets wrap up their west coast road trip this afternoon in a Sunday matinee matchup against the best of the west, in the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas is cruising to another playoff berth and while it is possible that they overlook the Jackets or play down to their competition, it really...

Photo by Michael Goulding/NHLI via Here’s what happened. Tonight, the Columbus Blue Jackets battled fellow basement-dweller the Anaheim Ducks in a battle with major implications for Connor Bedard’s sweepstakes. Anaheim entered the night five points and two spots ahead of the Jackets in the race for last place, and a loss by the Blue Jackets in regulation would officially eliminate them from playoff contention. Here’s what happened. First Period Anaheim opened the scoring early - Trevor Zegras beat Michael Hutchinson for his 22nd of the season at just 3:19 of the...

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Chat with us during the game! Minimal changes for the Jackets. #CBJ will start Michael Hutchinson in net tonight in Anaheim to complete the California swing. No other lineup changes as expected.— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) March 17, 2023 As for the Ducks... Ducks lineup tonight vs. Columbus:McGinn - Zegras - StromeJones - McTavish - TerryVatrano - Lundestrom - SilfverbergComtois - Grant - CarrickFowler - HarringtonBenoit - ShattenkirkWhite - BeaulieuDostal starts in #FlyTogether— Matt Weller (@MattWeller_)...

Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via The Blue Jackets won (lost?) the first tank contest against the Sharks and look to do the same tonight. Friday, March 17, 2023 - 10:00 PM ETHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaTV: Bally Sports Ohio - Radio: 97.1 FM After losing decisively in Los Angeles last night, the Blue Jackets are heading a few miles southeast to Anaheim to take on the Ducks. Currently, the Jackets sit five points behind the Ducks with one less game played. A regulation loss for Columbus would mean a seven point separation from 29th place. With Chicago playing well,...

Photo by Rob Curtis/Icon Sportswire via The dreaded second period struck again The Blue Jackets had one of their patented second period implosions tonight, giving up four goals in a matter of ten minutes. It was all the Los Angeles Kings needed in order to cruise to a victory tonight. The Jackets held tough in a wide open first period, but simply had no answer when Los Angeles turned it on in the second period. Heres’s how it went down... First Period Just 15 seconds into the game, the Blue Jackets were headed to the power play. Adrian Kempe was called for elbowing...

Photo by Ben Jackson/NHLI via Chat about the game with us here! The Columbus Blue Jackets, two points clear at the bottom of the standings, visit Vladislav Gavrikov and the playoff-bound Los Angeles Kings. Chat about the game with us in the comments below!

Photo by Ben Jackson/NHLI via Here’s what you need to know. Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles KingsThursday, March 16, 2023 - 10:30 PM ETCrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CATV: Bally’s Sports Ohio - Radio: WBNS FM The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their California road trip with a must-lose game against the Los Angeles Kings. We are beyond any point where wins help this team. The San Jose Sharks are charging hard for the number one draft pick odds, and Columbus gains absolutely nothing by winning right now. Joonas Korpisalo might start for the Kings and Vladislav...

Photo by Christian Petersen/ Get in the March Madness mood with some bracketeering! March Madness is upon us, and to get in the spirit we (okay, mostly Burkus) are doing an NHL Jersey Tournament! Every jersey worn in an NHL game ever is eligible, but only 68 made the cut. The Bracket Like the NCAA, 68 teams were selected and seeded into four regions of 16. Unlike the NCAA, we’re making these regions make actual geographic sense. The current NHL was divided into four divisions of eight, each corresponding to the regions the NCAA uses (South, Midwest, East, and West)....

Photo by Kavin Mistry/NHLI via Johnny Gaudreau had 5 points in the 6-5 win. The tank battle went almost how you would expect it to go. Both teams played terrible hockey for stretches and somehow managed to make the game go to overtime. The Jackets ultimately picked up the victory despite blowing a third period lead. Here’s what happened. 1st Period There was little defense early on in the game as both teams traded chances. Both teams combined for 20 shot attempts in the first 7 minutes. Berni went off for hooking to give the Sharks the first power play of the night....