Merzlikins stopped 36 shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Merzlikins will get the starting nod at home versus Utah on Thursday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. Merzlikins has dropped two straight games in which he posted a combined 4.19 GAA and .

But perhaps one of the biggest reasons why the Blue Jackets are right there is because they are getting more from their goaltending specifically Elvis Merzlikins. Since the game that Merzlkins ...

They won their fifth straight game at home because of skill, defensive plays in their own zone, an impressive ability to counterpunch, goalie Elvis Merzlikins (31 saves ... Blue Jackets have the ...

Cole Sillinger, who missed the previous three games because of an upper-body injury, scored on a rebound 52 seconds into ...

Linus Ullmark, OTT @ Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB (7 p.m. ET) Adin Hill, LV @ Jake Allen, NJ (7 p.m. ET) Charlie Lindgren, WSH @ Samuel Ersson, PHI (7 p.m. ET) Connor Ingram, UTAH @ Elvis Merzlikins ...

Adam Fantilli, skating in his 100th career game, scored the other Blue Jackets goal, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 shots. Tomas Hertl scored his 20th goal of the season for the Golden Knights ...

Columbus Blue Jackets center Cole Sillinger (4) celebrates after scoring against the Vegas Golden Knights during overtime of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo ...