Captain Boone Jenner (shoulder), center Sean Monahan (wrist), forward Justin Danforth (lower body) and alternate captain Erik Gudbranson (shoulder) sat next to top prospect Cayden Lindstrom (back), while center Cole Sillinger (illness) and defenseman Jack Johnson (illness) watched elsewhere.

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout after the overtime period at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Dmitri Voronkov of the Blue Jackets scored two goals. The Blue Jackets stand at 17-17-6;

Werenski was already considered to be a star defenseman in the NHL. However, with how he is dominating the NHL this season, he is heading for superstar status. This season, he has 13 goals and 35 assists for 48 points in 42 games,

The Seattle Kraken hit the road for the first of their five-game road trip on Thursday. They’ve played the last four games on home ice, and perhaps they were used to that.

Kraken start strong to begin five-game road trip but four-goal surge by Columbus in period two proves to be insurmountable; Seattle falls 6-2