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- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Published: Dec. 28, 2025, 11:01 a.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets made roster moves up of their crippled against nan New York Islanders connected Sunday, activating guardant Mathieu Olivier from injured reserve while placing defenseman Zach Werenski connected IR.
Werenski’s placement connected injured reserve is retroactive to December 20. The defenseman is considered day-to-day aft suffering a lower-body wounded precocious successful nan December 20 crippled astatine Anaheim.
Olivier returns aft missing 13 games owed to an upper-body wounded suffered astatine Washington connected November 24. The 28-year-old guardant from Biloxi, Mississippi, has recorded 3 goals and six assists for 9 points pinch 44 punishment minutes successful 23 appearances this season.
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Since joining nan Blue Jackets via waste and acquisition connected June 30, 2022, Olivier has tallied 31 goals and 37 assists for 68 points pinch 334 punishment minutes successful 225 games pinch nan club.
Werenski’s absence is simply a important rustle to nan Blue Jackets. The 28-year-old leads nan squad pinch 40 points this season, ranking 2nd among NHL defensemen successful some goals and points pinch 14 goals and 26 assists successful 35 games. He besides ranks 2nd among each NHL players successful clip connected ice, averaging 26:48 per game.
The Grosse Pointe, Michigan, autochthonal is simply a two-time All-Star who was named to nan 2025 First All-Star Team and vanished arsenic a Norris Trophy runner-up. In 602 profession NHL games, he has registered 127 goals and 297 assists for 424 points.
Columbus hosts nan Islanders astatine 5 p.m. astatine Nationwide Arena.
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