July 5, 2021 Blue Jackets' Matiss Kivlenieks honored before Stanley Cup Game 4: 'We love you, Kivi' A moment of silence was held for Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks on Sunday night prior to the start of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens.
July 5, 2021 Blue Jackets' Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from fireworks, autopsy reveals Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died on Sunday night in Michigan, and according to a medical examiner, the cause of his death was chest trauma from a mortar-style firework blast, not from a fall, which is what police initially reported.
July 5, 2021 Blue Jackets' Matiss Kivlenieks, 24, dead after tragic Fourth of July accident Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died on Sunday following a Fourth of July accident in Novi, Michigan, according to local police.
June 10, 2021 Blue Jackets promote Brad Larsen to head coach The Blue Jackets promoted Brad Larsen on Thursday to fill the head coaching vacancy left after Columbus parted ways with John Tortorella after six seasons at the helm.
May 20, 2021 Davidson returns to Blue Jackets as president of hockey ops John Davidson returned to the Columbus Blue Jackets as president of hockey operations on Thursday following his unexpected firing by the New York Rangers earlier this month.
May 9, 2021 Tortorella out after 6 years as Columbus Blue Jackets coach The Columbus Blue Jackets have mutually agreed to part ways with John Tortorella, the franchise’s winningest coach, following a six-year tenure, the team announced Sunday.
April 20, 2021 Bennett scores two goals, Knight makes 33 saves in NHL debut Sam Bennett scored two goals and Spencer Knight made 33 saves in his NHL debut to lift the Florida Panthers over the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Tuesday night.
April 16, 2021 Gurianov has 2 goals for Stars in 4-1 win over Blue Jackets Denis Gurianov had his first two-goal game of the season to end a long scoring drought, Miro Heiskanen and Joe Pavelski also scored goals and the Dallas Stars beat the Columbus Blue Jackets for a much-needed 4-1 win Thursday night.
April 9, 2021 Lightning get early goals in 6-4 win over Blue Jackets Tampa Bay scored three times in the first six minutes of the game, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves and the Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-4 on Thursday night.
April 2, 2021 Point scores twice as Lightning edge Blue Jackets 3-2 Brayden Point scored twice, including the third-period winner, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 3-2 victory on Thursday.
