Tall guy, some tattoos on him. We had some small talk ... It was (Blue Jackets goalie) Elvis (Merzlikins). We’ve been friendly since. Columbus still has a little bit of that small town.

Merzlikins stopped 25 of 26 shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over the Golden Knights. Merzlikins didn't face a ton of shots, but he made a number of quality saves against a tough opponent. That ...

Merzlikins will be between the road pipes against Vegas on Thursday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports. Merzlikins is in the midst of a two-game winning streak in which he's ...

But perhaps one of the biggest reasons why the Blue Jackets are right there is because they are getting more from their goaltending specifically Elvis Merzlikins. Since the game that Merzlkins ...

Elvis Merzlikins and the motivation stemming from two big homecomings were plenty enough for the Blue Jackets to overcome the Toronto Maple Leafs' home-ice advantage Wednesday night. Merzlikins ...

Matthews and Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins both lost their sticks during a frantic exchange. Merzlikins took Matthews’ stick, and Matthews responded by taking Merzlikins’ stick in return.

They won their fifth straight game at home because of skill, defensive plays in their own zone, an impressive ability to counterpunch, goalie Elvis Merzlikins (31 saves), a growing confidence ...

TORONTO (AP) — Adam Fantilli scored three goals for his first career hat trick, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 28 shots, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night.

TORONTO — Adam Fantilli registered his first career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday. Columbus Blue ...