The Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Seattle Kraken into Nationwide Arena tonight

When they took the ice for their home opener against the Florida Panthers on Oct. 15, they left an empty space on the left wing. Monahan won the opening face-off, and the teams stood still for 13 seconds with the puck at Gaudreau’s spot. Monahan scored and pointed at his banner amid a 4-3 loss, a moment Waddell said will stick with him forever.

Blue Jacket retain Aston-Reese for one more year at $775,000 after claiming him off waivers from the Golden Knights in the preseason.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets are back in action on home ice with a Metropolitan Division matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia has been making waves lately, including the Gritty lemonade stand clip;

The Blue Jackets started fast while building a quick 5-0 edge in shots. They sustained pressure and finally broke through with Fantilli's goal with 4:22 left in the first period. Fantilli got behind Parayko to take a pass from Kirill Marchenko and beat Binnington one-on-one for a 1-0 lead.

Columbus (20-17-6, in the Metropolitan Division) has won four straight games and is 7-2-1 in its last 10 games. Philly can get to .500 with a win.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are concluding their season series matchup with the San Jose Sharks in their second and final meeting of the year. Columbus dropped the first game during the California trip in November.

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Blue Jackets rookie goalie, Greaves, stops all but one Blues shots while they swarmed his net in the third period.