Category: Columbus Blue Jackets

Bobrovsky raising the bar

By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info The Columbus Blue Jackets will get a second shot at shrugging off elimination when it makes the tough trek to Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena tonight (April 20) for Game 5 of its Best of 7 NHL Metro Division semi-final tonight. The Jackets dropped the first three to the defending

Wild looking to get back on track against Sens

A couple of repeats from earlier games this week are among the highlights on the Midwesthockey.info Pro report for today (March 30, 2017) and another shot for the Wild to snap out of a funk that has dragged it down a bit in recent weeks. NHL Ottawa at Minnesota The Wild showed signs of life

Monsters and Checkers all even heading into duel

Tonight’s most important games come from the American Hockey League as the three-team battle for the final playoff spot enters the critical stages. Two of the teams are going head to head and the third is desperately looking to get back into the race before its too late. March 28, 2017   AHL Charlotte at

Anisimov caps Hawks’ comeback in overtime

Artem Anisimov gathered in the rebound of a shot by teammate Artemi Panarin and buried it past goaltender Keith Kincaid as the icing on a come from behind win for the Chicago BlackHawks who bested the host New Jersey Devils 3-2 in overtime at the Prudential Center in Newark in one of two NHL games

Wings streak his half dozen in St. Louis

The Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues have reversed roles in recent days. While the Blues busted out of the gate earlier this month, opening up the new season with wins in each of its first three league contests, the Wings stumbled to an 0-2 start in Florida. A few weeks later, teams met

Dubnyk shows value of starting goaltender

The game on Tuesday (Oct. 25) between the Minnesota Wild and Boston Bruins at the TD Center in Boston was a clear case of haves vs. have-nots with the ‘have’ Wild coming out on top 5-0. In other action involving Midwest based teams, the Detroit Red Wings doubled the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 at Joe