COLUMBUS, Ohio — Antoine Vermette has been an instant success in Columbus.
And the timing could not be more perfect for the Blue Jackets as they close in on the first playoff berth in franchise history.
Vermette, acquired from the Ottawa Senators on NHL trade deadline day in exchange for goaltender Pascal LeClaire and a second-round pick in the 2009 draft, has helped jumpstart the Columbus offence with five goals and three Continue reading ‘Vermette a good fit for Blue Jackets’
VANCOUVER — Ryan Kesler scored the winner and Roberto Luongo made 19 saves as the Vancouver Canucks gave themselves some breathing room in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
Sami Salo and Alex Burrows also scored for Vancouver (32-22-8), which improved to 10-2-0 in its past 12 games and moved four points ahead of Columbus for fifth place in the conference.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets placed left-winger Fredrik Modin on injured reserve with a lower-body injury Tuesday.
The move is retroactive to Saturday when Modin was injured in the Blue Jackets’ 5-1 win at Carolina. He was evaluated by team physicians when the club returned to Columbus and is expected to miss at least a week.
Modin also spent time on the injured list in October and November with a groin injury.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jason Williams scored with 6:55 to go to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over Detroit on Friday night, ending the Stanley Cup champion Red Wings’ winning streak at six games.
Williams, the former Detroit player acquired in a trade with Atlanta on Jan. 15, scored in his third straight game to help the Blue Jackets win their third in a row — all over teams ahead of them in the Western Conference playoff Continue reading ‘Blue Jackets squeak past Red Wings’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Blue Jackets left-wing Raffi Torres was set to have arthroscopic knee surgery Friday. He will be sidelined two to four weeks.
The 27-year-old Torres, acquired from Edmonton in exchange for Gilbert Brule on July 1, has a goal and three assists in 14 games with Columbus.
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers added some skill to their beleaguered blue-line Friday, acquiring Matt Carle from the Tampa Lightning.
The Flyers also receive a third-round pick in the 2009 draft in exchange for forward Steve Downie, defenceman Steve Eminger and a fourth-round pick in ‘09.
Carle, 24, had one goal and two assists in 12 games in his first year with the Lightning. He also led the team in blocked Continue reading ‘Flyers bolster blue-line with Carle trade’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets activated Raffi Torres off injured reserve, clearing the way for left wing to play his first game for Columbus on Saturday night against the Blackhawks.
The 27-year-old was acquired from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Gilbert Brule on July 1, but injured a shoulder during a pre-season game against Chicago on Sept. 29.
Last season with the Oilers, Torres had five goals and six Continue reading ‘Blue Jackets activate Torres from IR’
DETROIT — A Toronto Maple Leafs season that isn’t expected to include many highlights has already produced a memorable moment.
Nikolai Kulemin’s first NHL goal stood up as the winner Thursday as the Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on a night where the defending Stanley Cup champions raised another championship banner.
Four of the Maple Leafs were playing their first NHL game and another four made their Continue reading ‘Blue & White spoil Wings’ banner night’
