Vinny Prospal

The Flyers need help. They missed the playoffs for just the second time in the last 18 years, and their offseason wish list figures to include a productive winger and a top defenseman. In other words, they will try to add players similar to those they...

It was the most memorable two-month stretch of play the Blue Jackets have ever put together, a 19-5-5 supernova that captured the city and launched the Jackets from fewest points in the NHL on Feb. 24 to one point shy of a spot in the Stanley Cup...

For two-plus periods in a packed and pulsating Nationwide Arena, it appeared the closely monitored goings-on in games at Dallas and Denver might not matter to the Blue Jackets. These formerly doormat Jackets, improbably in the thick of a postseason race...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Blue Jackets at Stars The Columbus Blue Jackets still need some help from other teams to continue their magical run toward the playoffs. The Blue Jackets can sure increase their chances with wins in their final two games,...

Hockey makes room for artists and plumbers, and right now, the Blue Jackets are winning with wrenches. Their artist has yet to make a bold stroke. Marian Gaborik, acquired in a blockbuster trade from the New York Rangers three weeks ago, has 336 goals...

SAN JOSE, Calif. --Vinny Prospal has brought an unmistakable joie de vivre to each of the eight NHL clubs he has played for during a 16-year, 1,100-game career. But his persistence and determination have had a transformative effect on the Blue Jackets...

SAN JOSE, Calif. --This is not a fluke. This is really happening. The Blue Jackets, on a 17-5-5 tear since late February, have launched themselves into the Stanley Cup playoff picture and caught the hockey world by surprise, not with smoke and mirrors...

SAN JOSE, Calif. --They have dominated Detroit, won with ease in Nashville and now swept a season series from the San Jose Sharks. With two games left in the regular season and a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning to taste almost real, it's only...

The Sharks came within 97 seconds of clinching a spot in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs Sunday. But a turnover led to a late goal that gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 victory at HP Pavilion, denying the Sharks the one point they needed to...

Blue Jackets 4, Sharks 3: Ryan Johansen scored to snap a tie with 1:37 remaining in the third period as visiting Columbus inched closer to the postseason by recording its sixth win in seven outings. Mark Letestu collected two goals and an assist, Vinny...

Blue Jackets strengthen playoff chances by topping Sharks SAN JOSE, Calif. -- If the Columbus Blue Jackets reach the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second time in team history, they just might have the San Jose Sharks to thank. After winning a pair of...

The Ducks are relying on two good days of practice, three days of rest and a return to fundamentals to halt their drought of goals entering Wednesday night's game at Honda Center against the Columbus Blue Jackets. "We had to go back to basics, putting...