Blue Jackets' GM Don Waddell revealed on a podcast that his top center had a 'bone scan' done to determine severity of 'swollen' wrist.
The Blue Jackets scored four goals in the second period to seize control over Kraken with rookie-powered lineup.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Sean Monahan on Injured Reserve today and recalled forward Owen Sillinger from the Cleveland Monsters. Monahan was injured against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Thursday that center Sean Monahan has been placed on the injured reserve with an upper-body ailment. In a corresponding roster move, left winger Owen Sillinger has been recalled from the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters on an emergency basis.
The last time the Blue Jackets won in Pittsburgh was Nov. 13, 2015, when Fantilli was an 11-year-old playing PeeWee-level hockey for the Toronto Junior Canadians in the Toronto suburbs. They were 0-10-5 in the regular season during that streak.
Sean Monahan scored twice in his 800th NHL game, helping Columbus beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 and extending the Blue Jackets’ home win streak to three games.
The Blue Jackets, playing without two of their top-three centers, relied instead on their farm system to help make quick work of the Kraken.
The Columbus Blue Jackets placed forward Sean Monahan on injured reserve Thursday because of an upper-body injury sustained in the 4-3 shootout win at Pittsburgh on Tuesday.