The Columbus Blue Jackets will have to continue their playoff push without forward Kirill Marchenko, who is out indefinitely after having surgery to repair a broken jaw, the team announced Monday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — No stranger to adversity this season, Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason began chuckling even before the question regarding potential lineup changes could be completed.

Blue Jackets' Kirill Marchenko, their top scoring forward, had his jaw fractured by the puck while seated on the bench Sunday in Dallas.

Columbus Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason, center top, watches his team during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken in Columbus on Jan. 9. BUFFALO, N.Y. — No stranger ...