Zach Werenski climbs higher, the Blue Jackets are watching the standings closer and the San Jose Sharks were overmatched: 3 takeaways

They didn’t get to six goals, but the Blue Jackets did move into the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference over the Boston Bruins by extending their season-high winning streak to six straight games Thursday at Nationwide Arena.

COLUMBUS -- James van Riemsdyk scored twice, and Zach Werenski extended his home point streak to 18 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who won their sixth straight game with a 4-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks at Nationwide Arena on Thursday.

The Sharks were a step behind the Columbus Blue Jackets throughout the first period on Thursday ... 2006 at the then HP Pavilion in San Jose. He had 20:54 of ice time as the Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 in overtime on a goal by Curtis Brown.

James van Riemsdyk scored twice, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 victory over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

The Sharks were a step behind the Columbus Blue Jackets throughout the first ... 2006 at the then HP Pavilion in San Jose. He had 20:54 of ice time as the Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — James van Riemsdyk scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Thursday night to extend their win streak to six games — their longest since ...

Not a bad night for the guys from Columbus. After building a three-goal lead through two periods, the Blue Jackets polished off a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in the third to move into the ...

Marc-Edouard Vlasic will become just the 21st defenseman in NHL history to play in at least 1,300 games Thursday when the San Jose Sharks face the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

Leaving the Blue Jackets’ 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night ... championship game to cap a 12-team playoff field, Columbus isn’t all that focused on its professional ...

San Jose Sharks center Alex Wennberg is out day-to-day due to an upper-body injury and won’t play Thursday versus the Pacific Division rival Seattle Kraken, reports Max Miller of The Hockey News.

The United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden will play in the Feb. 12-20 4 Nations Face-Off. Here are the rosters and captains.