Elvis Merzlikins talked with the hockey writers about his recent success and more. See how he's growing as a leader in the locker room.

Merzlikins will be between the road pipes against Vegas on Thursday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports. Merzlikins is in the midst of a two-game winning streak in which he's posted a 1.

Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change Before game time Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli - Kirill Marchenko James van Riemsdyk - Cole Sillinger - Kent Johnson Zach Aston-Reese - Luca Del Bel Belluz

The Blue Jackets had no business defeating the Los ... an impressive ability to counterpunch, goalie Elvis Merzlikins (31 saves), a growing confidence level and another memorable goal by Kirill ...

Last night, one of the most confusing but hilarious moments happened between Columbus Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzļikins and Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews. Seven minutes into the first period ...

COLUMBUS -- Kirill Marchenko scored at 3:45 of overtime when the Columbus Blue Jackets recovered to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 at Nationwide Arena on Saturday.

Related: Columbus Blue Jackets (53 pts) vs. Los Angeles Kings (57 pts) Game Preview. Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change Before game time. Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli -

Jason Newland is the Site Editor and Reporter for the Columbus Blue Jackets team site with The Hockey News. A resident of Columbus, Jason has spent 10 years writing about the Blue Jackets and in his spare time hangs with his son Trevor, plays softball, and watches all sports. You can follow him at @F1reTheCannon.

Kent Johnson scored for the Blue Jackets (22-18-7), who had their seven-game point streak end (6-0-1). Elvis Merzlikins made 22 saves.

Elvis Merzļikins stopped 31 shots and was the game's first star. The Columbus power play failed at its only man ... They've killed off the last 13 Kings power play tries in the series. The Blue Jackets won 42.3% of the faceoffs. The team is 9-1-2 in ...

Nolan Lalonde, the 20-year-old goalie from Kingston, Ontario, and the Blue Jackets prospect pulled off something that Columbus fans have always wanted: A goalie goal. The reigning OHL Goaltender of the week scored a goal last night and led his Greyhounds to a 5-3 win over the Flint Firebirds. It was the 12th goalie goal in OHL history.

Kirill Marchenko scored with 1:16 remaining in overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings