"For serious," Columbus defeated Pittsburgh 4-3 in double overtime, tying the teams' first-round series at one--and the Blue Jackets rallied from a 3-1 deficit en route to their first playoff win: Matt Calvert had 2 goals, David Savard had 2 assists, as Don Cherry pointed out, Brandon Dubinsky had 9 shots and 8 hits, and both goaltenders were stellar--Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 41 of 44 and Sergei Bobrovsky(!)...
One: Newton's Third Law states: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Game 1 saw Columbus start strong and fade a bit. Tonight, the Blue Jackets started slow and got stronger as the game wore on. Action (Game 1 loss), equal and opposite reaction (Game 2 win). Really, it does make sense. Two: The Penguins played the more physical game in the first 30 minutes. The roles reversed...
Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Game Two (2) PITTSBURGH PENGUINS vs. (7) COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS In the wake of Game One's impressively strong start by the Columbus Blue Jackets and equally impressive mid-game rebound by the Pittsburgh Penguins, we fans are left to wonder what type of Columbus team we will see on the ice in Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Will we see the Blue Jackets...
Before Wednesday, Blue Jackets winger Blake Comeau had played 422 NHL games, none of those in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Understandably, it wasn't just the same old, same old as he prepared for game one in Pittsburgh. "It felt a little bit different," Comeau admitted. "I had a tough time napping; I was a little bit nervous. You know, this is my seventh year in the league, and I never played in the playoffs...
PITTSBURGH - Nick Foligno will not play in Game 2 tonight at CONSOL Energy Center, but he is fairly optimistic that he won’t have to wait much longer to get back in the lineup. Foligno, who has missed almost three weeks with a lower body injury......
I've Got You Under My Skin Brandon Dubinsky has been given the task of bottling up one of the best players in the NHL for a second game in a row. Containing the Penguins Sidney Crosby is never an easy job. His skill is evident on almost every shift that he takes, whether that's scoring or creating time and space for one of his teammates. Dubinsky seems to relish the task he has been handed by head...
PITTSBURGH -- Ahead of Game 2, RJ Umberger is making his return to the lineup after being out with injury. Although he has been to the playoffs before, this is a big game for him. He's a Pittsburgh native that calls Columbus home now. Columbus head coach Todd Richards was asked what he expects from Umberger in Game 2. "I'm expecting him to come out, play fast and play big. He's one guy, what he's done...
The Stanley Cup playoffs pit team against team, fan against fan, and city against city. This year, even a zoo is getting involved. The Columbus Blue Jackets are in the midst of a first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and although the Pens lead the series 1-0, it looks like a zoo in Columbus, Ohio wanted to clarify that some penguins actually are Blue Jackets fans. The zoo hung a Blue...
MORNING SKATE: The Blue Jackets landed in Pittsburgh on Friday afternoon and are getting set for Game 2 of their first-round series tomorrow night. The team will hold a morning skate at 11:30 a.m. at CONSOL Energy Center on Saturday, and we'll hav......
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in game one Wednesday night, by a score of 4-3. The Pens came out flat, but did a good job of being resilient in the face of adversity, which is mostly due to thanks to their leadership, talent, and playoff experience. In the first period, you would have thought that the Blue Jackets were the more experienced team. The Blue Jackets came out,...
The Pittsburgh Penguins took Game 1 of its Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, winning 4-3. From the looks of this intense toddler, he’s pretty pumped up about it and the chances of his favorite NHL team making a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The passion. The intensity. […] The post This toddler Pittsburgh Penguins fan is super-amped-up for...
If Friday's practice was any indication, RJ Umberger is eagerly awaiting Game 2 on Saturday night at CONSOL Energy Center. Umberger, who has missed the last two-plus weeks with an upper body injury, took part in full practice for the first tim......
The Columbus Blue Jackets are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2009 and just the second time ever. Among those taking notice: Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer. In a short video shot from his office and posted Friday morning on the Blue Jackets website, Meyer wishes the team good luck in its playoff series vs. Pittsburgh. Game Two is Saturday night in Pittsburgh before the series comes...
Chalk the loss up to nerves, or maybe to inexperience. After squandering a two-goal lead in game one Wednesday evening in Pittsburgh, the learning curve must be swift for Columbus if they hope to rebound against a fast, skilled Penguins team on Saturday. They proved to themselves that they have the wherewithal to play at this level. The key is now to play their game for the full 60 minutes. Speaking...
In the wake of last night's Game 1 loss at CONSOL Energy Center, the Blue Jackets hopped on their plane and made the 30-minute flight back to Columbus to recharge. Many of the players remained off the ice today, but a small group gathered for a......
COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that single game tickets for a potential Game 6 of the Blue Jackets-Penguins Stanley Cup playoff series, scheduled for Monday, April 28 at Nationwide Arena, will go on sale Monday, April 2......
Evgeni Malkin dumped a puck early. A third-liner scored the go-ahead goal late. The Penguins held onto a lead. This was not a perfect opening to the Stanley Cup playoffs, but it provided a look at how things are different with these Penguins. Start, as veteran winger Craig Adams did, with the lead that was protected after center Brandon Sutter scored what proved to be the final goal with about 12 minutes...
Pens 4 Blue Jackets 3 Series: Pens lead 1-0 By: Meesh Shanmugam (@HockeyMeesh) Goals Jokinen (1) from Malkin, Maatta Bennett (1) (PP) from Niskanen, Martin Niskanen (1) (PP) from Malkin, Crosby Sutter (1) from Bennett, Martin Stats Shots: Kunitz, Maatta, Malkin (4) Missed Shots: Niskanen (3) Blocked Shots: Scuderi (3) Hits: Stempniak (4) Ice Time: Martin (23:51) … Vitale (9:18) Faceoffs: Crosby (15/26)...
The playoffs are finally here after a regular season that saw the Penguins never seriously challenged by the rest of the Metropolitan Division, and with perfect timing the NHL has changed the first two rounds of the playoffs to a divisional format. The first victim: the Columbus Blue Jackets.Left) Joke organizations usually have joke mascots Right) BOOM goes the penis-shaped cannon mascot!If you're...
When he scored the team's second goal of the night in Game 1 of round one in Pittsburgh Wednesday, it was Mark Letestu's fifth goal in the past six games. A bit under the radar, Letestu was a driving force in getting the Columbus Blue Jackets into the playoffs, scoring 11 goals from January through the end of the season. Heading into the series with the Penguins, he felt the timing was right, for himself...