With two months until Columbus opens training camp, here's how the 2025-26 roster could shake out after the offseason.

Down 3-0 starting the third period, the Devils pinned the puck into the Columbus zone and peppered Merzlikins with 18 shots — including two goals on seven shots and 23 attempts in the final five-plus ...

The Edmonton Oilers are linked to trading for a star $27 million goalie to bolster the position and form a nice tandem.

He has previously played in six World Championships for his home country and will now pass on what would have been his seventh. This season, Merzlikins helped backstop the Blue Jackets to ...

Merzlikins (personal) didn't participate in Monday's morning skate and won't be in the lineup for Monday's home matchup versus New Jersey, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets ' official site reports.

Merzlikins has been all over the place in terms of consistency of late, winning three in a row, followed by a four-game skid, another three-game winning streak and now having lost his last two ...

Merzlikins said his youngest son was almost 21 inches long (53 centimeters) at birth and weighed 6.8 pounds despite arriving in Aleksandra’s 36 th week of pregnancy.

Merzlikins, Rask, Luongo and Binnington each tied for fourth with five shutouts in a season among first-year goalies since 2000-01. Binnington played 32 games and Merzlikins has played 33 games ...

However, both Merzlikins and the Blue Jackets have largely struggled during his tenure, leading to understandable frustration. He did show some improvement this past season, posting a 26-21-5 record.

As for hockey, Merzlikins returned to the Blue Jackets’ net Thursday night at Nationwide Arena and played brilliantly against the Florida Panthers in a tough luck 1-0 overtime loss.

Devils winger Paul Cotter exploded out of the penalty box, out-skated every other player on the ice to beat Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins five-hole off a one-man rush. Cotter was scratched in ...

Merzlikins, 31, who will make his Olympic Games debut, has represented Latvia at six IIHF World Championships from 2016-2024.