Blue Jackets' Luca Del Bel Belluz: Sent down by Columbus
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Del Bel Belluz was assigned to AHL Cleveland on Thursday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Del Bel Belluz spent just over a week with the NHL club, but he'll head back to the minors after Boone Jenner was activated off injured reserve Thursday. Del Bel Belluz has made 11 appearances for the Blue Jackets to begin the year, logging an assist, 10 blocked shots, two hits and four PIM while averaging 9:04 of ice time. He'll likely be a candidate to be called back up if the Blue Jackets need additional depth at some point.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: In goal Thursday
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Merzlikins will get the starting nod at home versus the Senators on Thursday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Merzlikins has given up five or more goals in four of his last five outings, while posting a 2-2-1 record and .850 save percentage. With the Latvian struggling, he has found himself relegated to the No. 2 role in Columbus behind Jet Greaves. Still, Merzlikins could play his way into a split share of the goaltending duties if he can start to put together some better performances.
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Blue Jackets' Boone Jenner: Ready to rock
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Jenner (upper body) will return action Thursday against Ottawa, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Head coach Dean Evason said at the morning scrum that Jenner will be in the lineup after missing 14 games. Jenner will see second-line duty, alongside Adam Fantilli and Kent Johnson. Jenner has three goals and 10 points in 16 games this season.
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Blue Jackets' Boone Jenner: Could return Thursday
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Jenner (upper body) is practicing on the second line and could return to the lineup versus Ottawa on Thursday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
Jenner was injured Nov. 11 in Seattle and has missed the last 14 games. He practiced alongside Adam Fantilli and Kent Johnson and will likely see power play time when he returns to the lineup. Jenner is currently on injured reserve and will need to be activated ahead of the contest. Jenner had three goals, seven assists and 30 hits across 16 games before his injury.
Greaves stopped 27 of 30 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.
Greaves was beaten once in the second period and three times in the final frame, as the Blue Jackets couldn't hold on to their lead. Greaves has been in a major slump and hasn't won a start since Nov. 20, when he earned the W against the Maple Leafs. Since then, he's gone 0-2-3 with a 2.78 GAA and a .905 save percentage. The record and the five-game slump certainly look worse than his peripherals.
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Blue Jackets' Dmitri Voronkov: Scores against Carolina
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Voronkov scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.
Voronkov accounted for all the offense the Blue Jackets could muster with a tip-in at the 12:39 mark of the first period. He gave Columbus the lead, but the team couldn't protect it, and the Hurricanes scored four unanswered goals to secure the win. As for Voronkov, he might he showing signs of digging himself out of his slump. He went pointless in six games between Nov. 22 and Dec. 4, but he's scored twice and notched three points over his last three games.
Blue Jackets' Mikael Pyyhtia: Earns pair of points
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Pyyhtia scored a goal and added an assist in AHL Cleveland's 3-1 win over Charlotte on Tuesday.
Pyyhtia had been a little cold prior to this game, having logged just one assist over his last four outings. The forward is up to four goals, 14 points, 44 shots on net and a minus-5 rating over 18 appearances. While he's seen action in each of the last three NHL campaigns, he has yet to receive a call-up in 2025-26.
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Blue Jackets' Jet Greaves: Looking to rebound Tuesday
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Greaves will protect the road net Tuesday against Carolina, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.
Greaves turned in a solid performance Sunday against Washington, stopping 36 of 37 shots, but he didn't receive any offensive support en route to a 2-0 loss. He hasn't earned a win since Nov. 20 in Toronto, as he's 0-1-3 with a 2.70 GAA and a .907 save percentage over his last four outings. The Hurricanes are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Sharks on Sunday and have scored exactly one goal in three of their last four games, a span in which they are 2-2-0.
Greaves stopped 36 of 37 shots in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Capitals. Washington's second goal was scored into an empty net.
Greaves was great, but Logan Thompson did a little better in protecting the opposite net. This was Greaves' fourth straight loss (0-1-3), and he's allowed 11 goals on 118 shots in that span. Elvis Merzlikins didn't exactly dominate in starting three straight games, so the door should be open for Greaves to maintain a good share of playing time. On the year, the 24-year-old Greaves is 7-5-5 with a 2.71 GAA and a .907 save percentage through 17 starts this season. The Blue Jackets' next game is a tough one on the road versus the Hurricanes.
Greaves will guard the road goal against the Capitals on Sunday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.
Greaves will get the second half of the Blue Jackets' back-to-back after Elvis Merzlikins played in Saturday's 7-6 overtime loss to Florida. The 24-year-old Greaves has a 7-4-5 record this season with a 2.81 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 16 appearances. Washington ranks second in the league with 3.48 goals per game this campaign.
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Blue Jackets' Damon Severson: Tallies on power play Saturday
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Severson scored a power-play goal and went minus-2 in Saturday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Panthers.
Severson scored for the first time since Oct. 18 versus the Lightning. In the 22 contests between goals, he chipped in six assists. The 31-year-old has done enough to be a steady part of the Blue Jackets' top four and second power-play unit throughout the season. He's at nine points, 32 shots on net, 27 hits, 29 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through 28 appearances. Severson will push to reach the 30-point mark for the first time in his Columbus tenure.
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Blue Jackets' Kirill Marchenko: Nets another goal Saturday
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Marchenko scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Panthers.
Marchenko has scored in consecutive contests since returning from a knee injury. The winger is up to 10 goals and 24 points through 24 outings this season as he continues to impress in a top-line role. He's added 73 shots on net, 20 hits, 15 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating while averaging a career-high 19:03 of ice time.
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Blue Jackets' Ivan Provorov: Two helpers in OT loss
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Provorov pocketed two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Panthers.
The veteran blueliner had a hand in the Blue Jackets' first two tallies in the wild afternoon contest. It was Provorov's first multi-point performance of the season, but he's gotten onto the scoresheet in three straight games, giving him four goals and 11 points in 28 games with 56 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating to begin 2025-26.
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Blue Jackets' Miles Wood: Two points in Florida
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Wood produced a goal and an assist in Saturday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Panthers.
It's the second multi-point performance in the last three games for Wood, who has suddenly sprung to life offensively. After managing just four points (all goals) in his first 13 games with the Blue Jackets, the veteran winger has four goals and eight points over the last nine contests. His 20.5 percent shooting on the season strongly suggests his goal-scoring prowess won't last, however.
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Blue Jackets' Cole Sillinger: Two-point effort against Cats
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Sillinger scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 7-6 overtime loss to Florida.
He added a team-high five shots on net, two hits and a minsu-1 rating to his ledger. It was Sillinger's first multi-point performance since he collected two goals and an assist against the Leafs on Oct. 29, and the helper was his first power-play point of the campaign. The 22-year-old Columbus native has gotten onto the scoresheet in three straight games, however, as he fills a top-six role at 5-on-5, and on the season Sillinger has three goals and 13 points in 27 contests.
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