When Dean Evason took over as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 22, he talked about building a team-first mentality so the guys would play hard for each other. He had no idea what was to come and how his philosophy would help Columbus -- first off the ice,

The idea that the Columbus Blue Jackets would be in a wild-card race in the last days of January wouldn’t have been given much thought by most observers when the 2024-25 regular season got underway. Here the Blue Jackets are,

Bo Horvat scored twice in the second period Monday night for the host New York Islanders, who beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y.