Columbus Blue Jackets

Brayden Point gives the Lightning win over Blue Jackets after 5 overtimes.

Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau believes the typical sense of urgency to make a playoff push is hitting teams earlier than normal this season.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed left wing Paul Bittner to a three-year entry level contract.

On a night when each goalie was at the top of his game, it took a video review to decide the winner. Ryan Johansen scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets took advantage of the Minnesota Wild, who were coming off an emotional game a day earlier. The Blue Jackets got goals from Cam Atkinson, Nick Foligno, Boone Jenner and R.J. Umberger, and Curtis McElhinney posted his first shutout since 2011 in a 4-0 victory Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have added goaltender Mike McKenna to the roster on emergency recall from the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Mass.

Jason Zucker scored the lone shootout goal and assisted on the tying goal to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in a preseason game Monday night.

Sam Atkinson and Ryan Johansen each had a goal and an assist, and a Columbus Blue Jackets split squad beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 in a preseason game Tuesday night.

While Columbus Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards lamented his team’s play after a big win at Minnesota, Mike Yeo tried to focus on the positives in the Wild’s third straight loss.

Jason Pominville scored a goal and had an assist for his first points for the Minnesota Wild and Niklas Backstrom made 24 saves in a 3-0 Wild victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.