Happy Halloween, Columbus Blue Jackets fans!

The CBJ has won three of its last four games, including a 6-1 blowout victory over the Edmonton Oilers, a shutout over the New York Islanders and a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The only loss came in overtime against Nashville, a game in which they had two separate two-goal leads that they were unable to hold.

Their next game is Friday when they host the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets are hot at 9-1.

Since it’s Halloween, let’s look at 13 spooky facts about the Jackets across nine games:

1. They have already scored 6 goals in a match four times this season.

2. The Blue Jackets scored first in 7 of 9 games.

3. The Jackets are top 10 with 35 goals. They didn’t reach 35 until Game 14 in 2023-24.

4. They are 8th in goals against with 25.

5. Kirill Marchenko, the team’s leading scorer with 11 points, only scored one on November 22 during the 23-24 season.

6. The Jackets are scoring 3.89 goals per game this season. They were at 2.55 goals per game in 9 games last season.

7. The CBJ is only allowing 2.78 goals per game this season. Last season, in 9 games, they allowed 3.33.

8. Elvis Merzļikins has a .925 save percentage this season in four starts.

9. Merzļikins is now fourth all-time in shutouts by a Blue Jacket with his shutout victory over the New York Islanders last night. He needs one more to tie Marc Denis and two to overtake him for third place.

10. Columbus has 5 wins in nine games. Last season, they only won their 5th victory on November 22.

11. David Jiříček has only played two games this season and has one assist. He was left out for 7 of the nine games.

12. In nine games, the Jackets have 11 points. They only scored 11 points on November 11 last season.

13. CBJ lost 38 games to injury in 24-25. In nine games last year, they were at 22.

Make sure you get lots of candy tonight and stay safe!

What’s nextt – Columbus plays Winnipeg Jets Friday at Nationwide Arena.

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