... a second goal, and Anton Stralman also scored for the Blue Jackets. On Umberger's first goal, DerickBrassard's pass from the right boards ski-ramped into the air off Erat's stick. Standing in the low slot, Umberger took a baseball swing at the puck and knocked it past Rinne on the glove side. The goal was initially waved off by referee Tom Kowal, but a prolonged video replay overturned...
... knit group of players. There is no room for added drama over a rigorous season. Jake Voracek and DerickBrassard continue to have their chains yanked, but they have responded to challenges where Filatov has not. Ultimately, Filatov used his Moscow escape hatch, which comes with a tax-free contract worth about $1 million. The nut of it all is this: The general manager, the coach and...
Garon stops 32 shots as Blue Jackets stop ThrashersColumbus Blue Jackets' Fedor Tyutin (51) and Atlanta Thrashers' Evander Kane (9) battle for the puck in the second...(AP Photo/John Bazemore)Also SeePhilips ArenaAtlanta, Georgia10,878 (58.7% full) 44394732141382161561514CLSATL10:11Jakub Voracek Assists: Jason Chimera, DerickBrassard12:18DerickBrassard Assists: Jakub Voracek,...
Filed at 9:48 p.m. ETATLANTA (AP) -- Raffi Torres scored two uncontested second-period goals and the held off the 4-3 on Thursday night.The Thrashers, coming off road wins at Ottawa and Montreal, lost for the fourth time in five home games.The Blue Jackets took a 2-0 lead in the first period when Jakub Voracek and DerickBrassard each had a goal and an assist, and Columbus never trailed.Mathieu...
... in five home games.The Blue Jackets took a 2-0 lead in the first period when Jakub Voracek and DerickBrassard each had a goal and an assist, and Columbus never trailed. Mathieu Garon stopped 32 shots in his first start against the Thrashers since 2000.Pavel Kubina's power-play goal 2:06 into the third period cut Atlanta's deficit to 4-3. Bryan Little and Tobias Enstrom scored in...
A preview of the Blue Jackets. When and where: 7 p.m., Nationwide Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Ohio. Record: 6-5-0, 12 points. The Blue Jackets are in 10th place in the Western Conference and second place in the Central Division. Leading Scorer: Rick Nash ( right ), 15 points (6 goals, 9 assists). Last Game: 4-1 home loss to the Coyotes, Wednesday . DerickBrassard scored the Blue...
... for high sticking (drawing some blood made it a double-minor), the Jackets took the advantage, and DerickBrassard (2) grabbed a power play goal. Heading into the first intermission, it looked as though the Jackets would keep their streak alive.
... the puck behind the cage and tried a wraparound, the puck sliding to the right wing where DerickBrassard's wrister was blocked by Johnson. Nash had skated to the slot and was knocked down. While still on his knees, the rebound came to him and he jammed the puck in for his seventh of the season.It was his first goal with a man advantage this season -- he has twice as many short-handed...
... the puck behind the cage and tried a wraparound, the puck sliding to the right wing where DerickBrassard's wrister was blocked by Johnson. Nash had skated to the slot and was knocked down. While still on his knees, the rebound came to him and he jammed the puck in for his seventh of the season.It was his first goal with a man advantage this season - he has twice as many short-handed...
... the puck behind the cage and tried a wraparound, the puck sliding to the right wing where DerickBrassard's wrister was blocked by Johnson. Nash had skated to the slot and was knocked down. While still on his knees, the rebound came to him and he jammed the puck in for his seventh of the season. It was his first goal with a man advantage this season — he has twice as many short-handed...
Is it Jordan Staal? He's been considered somewhat of a disappointment by a few because his offense hasn't caught up to his defensive awareness yet, while other 2006 draftees picked after him, such as Jonathan Toews, Nicklas Backstrom, Phil Kessel and DerickBrassard garner league-wide attention. Yet no one can deny his stellar two-way game.
... we had to be more aggressive. We had to be a lot more competitive than our last couple of games.''DerickBrassard had the lone goal for the Blue Jackets, who played seven of the first 10 on the road and looked flat in the first of seven of nine games at home.''Too many plays with the puck that are too light that come back to haunt us,'' Columbus coach said. ''We're paying for the...
... we had to be more aggressive. We had to be a lot more competitive than our last couple of games."DerickBrassard had the lone goal for the Blue Jackets, who played seven of the first 10 on the road and looked flat in the first of seven of nine games at home."Too many plays with the puck that are too light that come back to haunt us," Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We're paying...
... we had to be more aggressive. We had to be a lot more competitive than our last couple of games.”DerickBrassard had the lone goal for the Blue Jackets, who played seven of the first 10 on the road and looked flat in the first of seven of nine games at home.“Too many plays with the puck that are too light that come back to haunt us,” Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock said. “We're paying...