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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cole Sillinger, who missed the previous three games because of an upper-body injury, scored on a rebound 52 seconds into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 2-1 victory ...