Tag: Columbus Blue Jackets

Ducks Score 3 Late Goals to Finish Off Blue Jackets

Max Jones’ late breakaway goal put the Anaheim Ducks ahead for good in a wild 7–4 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Anaheim gave away the lead four times, resulting in a 4–4 tie nearing the end of regulation. At 17:23 of the third period, Jones intercepted an Andrew Peeke pass attempt…


Kings Sending Jonathan Quick to Blue Jackets

The Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets reportedly are swapping goaltenders, with Joonas Korpisalo headed to California while Stanley Cup hero Jonathan Quick moves to Ohio. According to multiple media reports late Tuesday night, Feb. 28, the Kings are also getting defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov while the Blue Jackets are getting a first-round draft pick….


Ducks Overcome 3-Goal Deficit to Beat Blue Jackets 5–3

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Cam Fowler, Trevor Zegras and Adam Henrique each had a goal and an assist and the Anaheim Ducks overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Thursday night, Jan. 19, and snap a five-game losing streak. The Ducks scored three times in the second period before putting in the third-period…


NHL Roundup: Jackets Score Late to Fend Off Capitals

Boone Jenner scored the tiebreaker with 44.2 seconds left in regulation and Patrik Laine recorded his third straight two-goal game as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 5–4 victory over the struggling Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Jenner scored a little less than two minutes after Washington tied the game on Tom Wilson’s goal…


911 Callers Urge Help for Hockey Player Killed by Fireworks

A woman told a 911 dispatcher that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was “getting ready to go into convulsions” after he was struck in the chest by an errant Fourth of July fireworks mortar blast at a Michigan home. The call was one of three released Tuesday in connection with Kivlenieks’ death, which police…


Blue Jackets Goalie Matiss Kivlenieks Dies After Fall Trying to Escape Fireworks Malfunction

By Brian Hedger From The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio—Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday night as the result of an accident, police confirmed. According to the Novi Police Department, which is still investigating, Kivlenieks, 24, appeared to sustain a head injury while trying to escape a hot tub after a fireworks malfunction. “From what…