Dante Fabbro(4), and Kirill Marchenko(20) scored the goals for Columbus, and goaltender Elvis Merzļikins was phenomenal, stopping 31 of 33 Kings shots in the win. This was a typical grind-it-out type of game.

Last night, one of the most confusing but hilarious moments happened between Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzļikins and Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews. Seven minutes into the first period ...

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The Blue Jackets jumped up by three goals, which was too much for the struggling Sharks. The Jackets would put away San Jose 4-1.

TORONTO - Adam Fantilli registered his first career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday.

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Elvis Merzļikins Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (49 Games) Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (46 Games) Yegor Chinakhov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve (28 Games)

Check it out below. Columbus fans have never seen a goalie goal scored by one of its goaltenders, but any time you have Elvis Merzļikins on your team, there's a chance. He did take a crack at ...

Merzlikins stopped 31 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over Los Angeles. The 30-year-old goalie is putting the finishing touches on an impressive January. Merzlikins has taken only one ...

Merzlikins will patrol the home crease versus Los Angeles on Saturday, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers. Merzlikins was outstanding Wednesday in a 5-1 win in Toronto, kicking out 28 ...

They won their fifth straight game at home because of skill, defensive plays in their own zone, an impressive ability to counterpunch, goalie Elvis Merzlikins (31 saves), a growing confidence ...

January 26 - Kirill Marchenko scored with 1:15 remaining in overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets won a season-high fifth straight home game with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on ...