The Blue Jackets’ first game without Sean Monahan couldn’t have gone much better Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. More:Columbus ... season in his season-debut and second of his NHL ...

Sean Monahan has a wrist injury after taking a hit from behind in the Blue ... his first NHL goal on his first career shot in the Jackets' final game last season, returns to Columbus on the ...

Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid will suit up for Canada, one year before NHL players are expected to return to the Olympics.

Elvis Merzlikins (22 saves) took the goaltending loss for the Blue Jackets (22-18-7). Columbus longer occupies one of the two wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference, falling behind the Ottawa ...

Werenski and Dante Fabbro scored goals in regulation for the Blue Jackets ... of the season just over three minutes later to cap a long stretch with the puck pinned inside the Columbus blue ...

Colton Parayko spoiled that possibility by scoring a 6-on-4 goal with 10.5 seconds left to nix rookie Jet Greaves' bid for his first NHL ... Blue Jackets (20-17-6) hung onto the second wild ...