After the Blue Jackets defeated the Red Wings 5-2 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Thursday, the two teams have 66 points apiece and hold the first two wild card spots in the Eastern Conference going into their matchup in the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium on Saturday (6 p.m. ET; ESPN, TVAS-D, FX-CA).

Thursday night in Montréal, Zach Werenski and his U.S. teammates put on a show against Finland. After somewhat of a sluggish start, the Americans scored four goals in the third period to put the game away quickly. Related: Zach Werenski Shines In Opening ...

On Wednesday, Gaudreau’s wife Meredith shared an interview clip of Columbus Blue Jackets alternate captain Zach Werenski giving his flowers to Monahan during a segment of the "What Chaos" show on her Instagram stories. In the video, Werenski praised Sean Monahan’s professionalism.

It’s a good thing Zach Werenski is comfortable logging a ton of minutes for the Blue Jackets. Despite playing as part of a seven-man defensive rotation Monday night at TD Garden in Boston, Werenski led the United States in ice time during a 2-1 loss ...

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