Team Latvia has become one of the great underdog stories at this year’s World Junior Championship Tournament (WJC), and they were gifted some NHL treatment from

The Columbus Blue Jackets erased a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in a shootout

Kraken start strong to begin five-game road trip but four-goal surge by Columbus in period two proves to be insurmountable; Seattle falls 6-2

Elvis Merzlikins ... s good.” The Blue Jackets built their 3-0 lead in the first two periods with timely goals to go with Merzlikins' work in net. Ivan Provorov gave Columbus a 1-0 lead ...

Game Preview. Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change ***Game Time Decision. Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli

Game Preview. Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change - Also Could be an 11-7 Setup. Dmitri Voronkov - Sean

Denton Mateychuk and Luca Del Bel Belluz, both recent callups from the AHL, each had a goal and an assist to help lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Seattle Kraken 6-2

Denton Mateychuk scored his first career NHL goal and Luca Del Bel Belluz notched his second as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 6-2 Thursday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue to be one of the best stories of the season, as they currently hold down the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with an 18-17-6 record after everyone had low expectations for the team in the wake of the tragic death of teammate Johnny Gaudreau.

The Blue Jackets, playing without two of their top-three centers, relied instead on their farm system to help make quick work of the Kraken.

The Blue Jackets and Penguins play for the second time this season. The next two games, however, will be in a house of horrors for Columbus.

Merzlikins made 29 saves in a 6-2 win over Seattle on Thursday. Merzlikins has won three consecutive games, and he's 6-1-1 in his last eight games. He allowed five goals in those two losses, and two or fewer in just three games.