COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.

This affiliate content is not influenced by our advertising relationships, but AP and Data Skrive might earn commissions from our partners’ links in this content.

Stick checking and intense pressure by the Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers led to a stilted, wonky and at times ugly game. It favored “mudders,” and the Blue Jackets showed they can ...

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, second from left, scores on Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Zach Werenski scored twice ...

Columbus is now 4-0 in games decided by a shootout this season. Zach Werenski scored both Columbus goals in regulation time. The star defenseman leads the Blue Jackets with 50 points (15 goals ...