The Blue Jackets will be without Sean Monahan due to a wrist injury and it has reinforced their need for scoring at the trade deadline.

With more than half of the 2024-25 NHL season completed, the playoff race is taking shape, and the Columbus Blue Jackets have overcome unimaginable adversity to remain in the mix. The Blue Jackets are the best story in hockey,

TheFourthPeriod.com has linked Seattle Forward Brandon Tanev to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a trade target. Tanev, 33, has played in 521 career games for the Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Seattle Kraken. He has 173 career points.

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UTAH: #28 IAN COLE - Cole spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins and won two Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 alongside current Utah teammate Olli Määttä. The defenseman has 13 points (1G, 12A) and ranks second in the NHL with 135 blocked shots.

When this NHL season started, certain teams had an expectation to be builders, still a year or two away from contending. Now, five teams in particular find themselves within reach of the playoffs and asking if they should buy or stand pat?

The Winnipeg Jets lead the NHL power rankings for the first time since November, but it's tight at the top. Plus, the blockbuster Rantanen trade has another big winner.

The '100 rule' can be a make-or-break factor in an NHL team's success. Teams that don't excel on the power play and penalty kill need a lot to go right at 5-on-5.

Anaheim puts three past Philipp Grubauer in the second period to hand the Kraken only their second loss all season when scoring at least four times

Our staff identified 13 buyers, nine sellers and 10 teams that could go either way (or do some buying and selling) at the trade deadline.