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Charlie Coyle racks up four points as Blue Jackets rout Canes
Charlie Coyle collected a goal and three assists on Tuesday to help the surging Columbus Blue Jackets extend their point streak to 10 games with a 5-1 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.,Columbus' Mason Marchment joined Coyle in converting on the power play in the first period. Danton Hei...
Nashville blanks Columbus, remains unbeaten in '26
Hany Mukhtar scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night and visiting Nashville SC stayed unbeaten with a 1-0 win over the Columbus Crew.,The match appeared destined for a scoreless draw without much in the way of true high-danger chances until Mukhtar received expert ser...
Nashville blanks Columbus, sits lone atop Eastern table
Hany Mukhtar scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night and visiting Nashville SC stayed unbeaten with a 1-0 win over the Columbus Crew.,The match appeared destined for a scoreless draw without much in the way of true high-danger chances until Mukhtar received expert ser...
Flyers, Blue Jackets collide with wild-card race tightening
Amid some chaotic scheduling, the Philadelphia Flyers return home Saturday to host the Columbus Blue Jackets in a matchup of two teams looking to make a postseason push.,Philadelphia faced the Washington Capitals at home on Wednesday and won 4-1 before taking a late-night flight to Minnesota. The te...
Columbus continues pursuit of 1st win vs. high-scoring Nashville
After scoring two goals in each of their first two matches but losing because of their inability to stop counterattacks, the Columbus Crew fixed that weakness last week but still couldn't get that elusive first win because their offense couldn't find the back of the net.,Columbus tries to marry stin...
Conor Garland records another 2-goal outing as Jackets down Lightning
Conor Garland crafted his second straight two-goal game as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets swept the three-game season series from the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night.,Acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in a trade last week, Garland broke a 24-game scoreless drought with ...
Chris Brady, Chicago Fire battle to scoreless draw at Columbus
Goalie Chris Brady made four saves Saturday night, including a difficult stop on a point-blank shot early in the second half, to lift the visiting Chicago Fire to a scoreless draw with the Columbus Crew.,Brady denied Taha Habroune on a right-footed shot in the 51st minute that carried a goal expecta...
Crew hunt first win in home opener vs. Fire
With two goals apiece in the first two matches, Wessam Abou Ali and Diego Rossi are doing their part for the Columbus Crew.,But their production hasn't led to a win yet as Columbus continues to experience problems with opposition counterattacks. The Crew hope to get a result Saturday night when they...
Crew earn draw vs. Sporting KC on late goal
Diego Rossi scored in the 82nd minute Saturday night, allowing the visiting Columbus Crew to salvage a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City.,Rossi took advantage of a failed clearance by defender Wyatt Meyer, who tried to head a crossing pass out of danger but instead deflected the ball right to Rossi...
Playoff-contending Bruins, Jackets in key game coming off break
Where were we?,With the Olympic break now complete, the Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets will have little time to settle back into the grind of the NHL regular season as they meet for the first time this campaign in an important Thursday night game in Boston.,Boston holds a four-point lead ov...
Ariel Lassiter's late strike lifts Portland past Columbus
Ariel Lassiter scored in the 88th minute to lift the Portland Timbers to a 3-2 win over the visiting Columbus Crew Saturday in the season-opening match for both teams.,Felipe Mora and Antony Alves Santos also scored for Portland. ,Wessam Abou Ali had a goal and an assist and Diego Rossi also tallied...
New faces for Crew, familiar ones with Timbers for season opener
Shortly after he was announced as the Columbus Crew coach on New Year's Eve, former Malmo FF manager Henrik Rydstrom was asked by a newspaper in his native Sweden what he envisioned in MLS.,"I want a team that is like a f------ rock band," Rydstrom said.,The Crew (14-8-12, 54 points last season) wil...
Crew acquire Jamal Thiare, transfer Jacen Russell-Rowe
The Columbus Crew acquired Jamal Thiare from Atlanta United and transferred fellow forward Jacen Russell-Rowe to France's Toulouse FC on Monday.,Thiare arrives from Atlanta in exchange for $200,000 in 2026 general allocation money and up to $100,000 more in conditional GAM for 2027.,The 32-year-old ...
Blue Jackets keep new coach unbeaten with shootout win over Penguins
Charlie Coyle scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets kept new coach Rick Bowness' record perfect by edging the host Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night.,With the shootout knotted 1-1 on goals by Columbus' Kent Johnson and Pittsburgh's Egor Chinakhov, Coyle deked ...
Penguins extend home dominance of Blue Jackets with shootout win
Charlie Coyle scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets kept new coach Rick Bowness' record perfect by edging the host Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night.,With the shootout knotted 1-1 on goals by Columbus' Kent Johnson and Pittsburgh's Egor Chinakhov, Coyle deked ...
Blue Jackets scrap past Flames to win in Rick Bowness' debut
Boone Jenner broke a late third-period tie, leading host Columbus to a wild 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames in the debut of new Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness on Tuesday.,Charlie Coyle scored twice in a three-point game, Zack Werenski produced one goal and two assists and Dante Fabbro added a g...
Penguins, Blue Jackets coming in hot for their Sunday meeting
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been nearly unbeatable following their longest losing streak of the season.,Meanwhile, the Columbus Blue Jackets also have fared pretty well of late.,The surging Penguins eye a season-high fifth consecutive victory Sunday against the host Blue Jackets, who have won four ...
New Crew coach brings championship experience
New Columbus Crew head coach Henrik Rydstrom brings championship experience to a team in transition.,Rydstrom was hired Wednesday to replace former MLS Coach of the Year and MLS Cup champion Wilfried Nancy, who departed on Dec. 3 to coach Scotland's Celtic FC.,A 49-year-old Swede, Rydstrom inherits ...
Blue Jackets heating up ahead of road game vs. Senators
The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Ottawa Senators on Monday night fresh off a come-from-behind victory and the winners of two straight.,Trailing 2-1, the Blue Jackets rallied for three goals in the third period on Sunday for a 4-2 victory over the visiting New York Islanders.,"I love the way we pl...
Wild win sixth in a row with third-period surge vs. Blue Jackets
Joel Eriksson Ek's tiebreaking goal with 8:10 left in regulation sparked the visiting Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets and extended their winning streak to six games.,The Swedish forward also added an assist as he extended his points streak to six games. Kirill Kaprizov...