Returns to action Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cole Sillinger (illness) will hop back into the lineup for Saturday's clash against St. Louis. Sillinger sat out Saturday's meeting with Seattle due to an illness. His absence allowed his older brother,

James van Riemsdyk scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 to extend their win streak to six games — their longest since January 2020.

The Blue Jackets, playing without two of their top-three centers, relied instead on their farm system to help make quick work of the Kraken.

The Blue Jackets jumped up by three goals, which was too much for the struggling Sharks. The Jackets would put away San Jose 4-1.

Recently, James van Riemsdyk appeared on Morning Cuppa Hockey with Jonny Lazarus and Colby Cohen and reflected on his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Columbus Blue Jackets forward spoke very highly of his time with the Maple Leafs.

Eeli Tolvanen scored twice for the Kraken (17-22-3), who have lost four in a row. Philipp Grubauer allowed five goals on 19 shots before being replaced at 15:45 of the second period by Joey Daccord, who stopped all four shots he faced.

Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change ***Game Time Decision Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli - Kirill Marchenko James van Riemsdyk- Cole Sillinger(Ill)*** - Kent Johnson Zach Anton-Reese ...

Line 2 features James van Riemsdyk, Cole Sillinger, and Kent Johnson. Line 3 includes Zach Aston-Reese, Sean Kuraly, and Kevin Labanc, while Line 4 is made up of Mikael Pyyhtia, Luca Del Bel ...

The Edmonton Oilers' Jeff Skinner is once again a healthy scratch. Adam Proteau thinks four other NHL teams could give Skinner a bigger role than what he's getting currently.

The four-game, six-night venture begins tonight in Manhattan, as the Blue Jackets take on the New York Rangers before heading to take on the Islanders on Monday. From there, the wheels are up to Toronto for a Wednesday meeting before the trip ends a night later with a third division game Thursday in Carolina.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are back in action on home ice with a Metropolitan Division matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia has been making waves lately, including the Gritty lemonade stand clip;