Down three forwards plus defenseman Erik Gudbranson, the Blue Jackets are play defenseman David Jiricek for the first time ...

Johnny Gaudreau's Columbus teammates were given a few options for how to handle their emotions during the Blue Jackets' home opener. If you want to cry, cry. If you want to laugh, laugh. The only ...

An emotional night for the Columbus Blue Jackets as they honored Johnny Gaudreau in their home opener against the Panthers.

COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Blue Jackets won’t be alone in remembering and honoring Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, ...

Johnny Gaudreau's Columbus teammates were given a few options for how to handle their emotions during the Blue Jackets' home ...

The only rules — play the game the way “Johnny Hockey” would, and with him in mind. An emotional night awaits in Columbus on Tuesday, when the Blue Jackets host the Florida Panthers.

The game was preceded by a ceremony celebrating the life of Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and his brother, Matthew, 29. They died Aug. 29 when they were struck by an alleged drunken driver ...

The Blue Jackets, still reeling from the August death of Johnny Gaudreau, honored the fallen star in their home opener, a night filled with memories and emotional tributes.

Tuesday night will be emotional for the Blue Jackets — for the whole NHL, really. The tributes to the Gaudreau brothers have poured in from around the hockey world for the past several weeks.

"If he was here, he’d be real excited for a day like this.” The Blue Jackets are playing solid hockey early in the season. They are just two games in, but their young players like Cole ...

It will also be a chance for Blue Jackets fans to voice their support for the Gaudreaus and let them know how much their sons meant to hockey, in general, and Columbus, in particular. Johnny ...

Johnny Gaudreau’s Columbus teammates were given a few options for how to handle their emotions during the Blue Jackets’ home opener. If you want to cry, cry. If you want to laugh, laugh.