Elvis Merzļikins was spectacular in this game, stopping 25 of 26 Vegas shots. With the one goal given up, Elvis has now allowed two or fewer goals in five of his last six starts, ...

A day before the season started, not a single hockey fan expected the Columbus Blue Jackets to be one point out of a playoff ...

Ivan Provorov(3), Zach Werenski(11), and Sean Monahan(10, 11) scored the goals for the CBJ, while Elvis Merzļikins played what was arguably his best game of the year by making 40 saves in the ...

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

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 ...

Merzlikins allowed five goals on 39 shots in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Stars. The Blue Jackets took the lead on three separate occasions, but Merzlikins didn't protect any of those advantages.

Elvis Merzlikins has an .887 save percentage, while Daniil Tarasov is all the way down at .857, and it makes you wonder how much Columbus could separate themselves from the playoff race in the ...

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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), a growing confidence ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins stopped a season-high 40 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a five-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the ...

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The win moves them back into the wild card two spot. Elvis Merzļikins was spectacular in this game, stopping 25 of 26 Vegas shots. With the one goal given up, Elvis has now allowed two or fewer ...