Merzlikins stopped 28 of 29 shots in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Maple Leafs. Merzlikins kicked off the first month of the 2025 calendar year with a loss to the Red Wings on Jan. 2, but he's been ...

Merzlikins will guard the road goal against the Islanders on Monday, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site. Merzlikins has stopped 96 of 106 shots during his four-game ...

TORONTO – Adam Fantilli registered his first career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday. Luca Del Bel ...

Elvis Merzlikins and the motivation stemming from two big homecomings were plenty enough for the Blue Jackets to overcome the Toronto Maple Leafs' home-ice advantage Wednesday night. Merzlikins ...

TORONTO — Adam Fantilli scored three goals for his first career hat trick, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 29 shots, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night.

The unusual exchange occurred in the first period during a scramble in front of the Blue Jackets net, causing Matthews and Merzlikins to swap sticks briefly. Merzlikins lost his paddle ...

Columbus Blue Jackets’ Adam Fantilli (19) looks on as fans celebrate his third goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during third-period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

Luca Del Bel Belluz had a goal and an assist, and Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves for the Blue Jackets (23-18-7), who are 7-1-1 in their past nine. “It’s huge,” said Del Bel Belluz ...