Laine has nine goals, seven assists, 72 SOG and a -7 plus/minus through 20 games and will now be forced to miss time indefinitely as he deals with Covid. If Laine is forced to miss time it will be the third time this season he missed a chunk of time due to injury/illness. Dave Maetzold 12/27/22, 12:39 pm EST ..read more

This will be a massive loss for the Blue Jackets as they will be without their top centre for at least four weeks due to him undergoing surgery to repair a fractured thumb. Columbus' captain had been enjoying a strong first half of the season, with 11 goals, 22 points, 93 SOG and five PPG through 30 games while averaging the most time amongst their forwards with 20:11 ATOI. Columbus Blue Jackets 12/19/22, 10:51 am EST ..read more

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Sillinger's second NHL season has not been going as planned, as he has two goals, six points, 41 SOG across 30 GP but will miss his first game of the year Monday due to an undisclosed injury. The 19-year-old entered the season with high hopes after putting up 31 points (16G/15A) in 79 GP in his rookie season last year. Dave Maetzold 12/19/22, 11:10 am EST ..read more

Tarasov allowed four goals on 39 shots (.897 SV%) to pick up his third straight loss in a defeat to the league leading Boston Bruins in his last start. The 23-year-old has arguably been the Blue Jackets' best net minder this season even though he is only 2-5-1 with a .908 SV% and 3.27 GAA. He will face the Dallas Stars, who are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss but are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.63). Dave Maetzold 12/19/22, 11:15 am EST ..read more

Chinakhov has four goals, nine assists, 10 PIMs, 44 SOG and was a -6 plus/minus before it was announced Wednesday he will miss approximately six weeks due to a high ankle sprain. CBJ Public Relations 12/21/22, 4:24 pm EST ..read more

Fix-Wolansky played in four straight games before being a healthy scratch for the last two games. Kirill Marchenko was recalled to take his spot on the Blue Jackets' roster ..read more

Korpisalo was yanked after allowing three Tage Thompson goals on only nine total shots (.667 SV%) as he took the no-decision in his last start. It has been an up-and-down season for the 28-year-old, who is 4-5-1 with a .899 SV% and 3.65 GAA. Coby Maeir 12/9/22, 1:57 pm EST ..read more

Korpisalo allowed four goals on 35 shots (.886 SV%) as he picked up his fourth loss in five starts his previous time out in a defeat to Detroit. The 28-year-old has done enough to take the Blue Jackets' starting job, with his 4-5-1 record, .905 SV% and 3.51 GAA. He draws another tough task as he takes on the Buffalo Sabres, who surprisingly rank 2nd in the NHL in goals with 3.8 average per game. Mark Scheig 12/7/22, 11:08 am EST ..read more

This will be Bayreuther's first healthy scratch in nearly two weeks but he will head to the press box after picking up an assist, 13 SOG and six PIMs through his 12 games played in the Blue Jackets' bottom defensive pairing. Aaron Portzline 12/9/22, 11:06 am EST ..read more