Ryan Jones scored twice and Dan Ellis stopped 36 shots for the Nashville Predators in a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in the preseason finale for both teams Sunday.

Raffi Torres scored one third-period goal and then set up Nikita Filatov with the go-ahead tally Saturday night, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-2 preseason victory over the Boston Bruins.

Sidney Crosby left the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-2 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets early in the first period Thursday night because of a groin injury that the team said wasn’t believed to be serious.

Nikita Filatov and Antoine Vermette scored in the shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

Derick Brassard had a goal and two assists to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have made their third roster moves of training camp with the re-assignment of 12 players, paring their roster to 38 names.

Shea Weber scored a power-play goal with 29 seconds left in the third period to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Cal Clutterbuck came out of nowhere last season to set an NHL record with 356 hits. The scrappy forward established himself as someone who will outwork his opponent in the corners and finish each check.

Chris Kunitz scored his second goal of the game 44 seconds into overtime to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 preseason win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Penguins’ first game since winning the Stanley Cup in June.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Antoine Vermette to a five-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Derick Brassard to a four-year, $12.8 million contract extension through the 2013-14 season.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are reaching into the South for a minor-league affiliate.

Less than 24 hours before they were to go to arbitration, the Columbus Blue Jackets and defenseman Marc Methot have agreed on a two-year contract.

To open their ninth seasons in the NHL, the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets will square off with each other.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Pascal Pelletier to a one-year, two-way NHL-American Hockey League contract.