Gillies is 5-8-2 with a .878 SV% and 3.70 GAA in the AHL with Tucson but has been recalled to Columbus on an emergency basis Wednesday. The 29-year-old returns to the Blue Jackets, where he is 1-0-0 with a .889 SV% and 2.99 GAA on the season in one appearance.
Chinakhov has four goals, nine assists, 44 SOG, 10 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 30 games with the Blue Jackets this season and has signed a one-year, contract extension for the 2023-24 season. The 22-year-old was Columbus' 2020 1st-round pick (21st overall).
Christiansen has three assists, 25 SOG, four PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 23 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Toronto. The 23-year-old defenseman will be replaced by Adam Boqvist (illness) who is returning after a three-game absence.
Greaves had a 16-14-5 record, .895 SV% and 3.23 GAA with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. Toronto. The 22-year-old was an undrafted free agent and will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have lost three of their last five games but are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.38).
Greaves had a 16-14-5 record, .895 SV% and 3.23 GAA with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. Toronto. The 22-year-old was an undrafted free agent and will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have lost three of their last five games but are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.38).
Monahan has been out since December 5th and will now miss the remainder of the season after successfully having groin surgery. The 28-year-old is an unrestricted free agent this offseason after having six goals, 11 assists, 55 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 25 games prior to his injury.
Gillies stopped 24 of 27 shots (.889) for his first win of the season as he beat Ottawa on Saturday in his only NHL start this year but has now been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL) Monday. The veteran netminder returns to Cleveland, where he has not seen any action, but he was 5-8-2 with a .878 SV% and 3.70 GAA with the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL).
Greaves was 16-14-5 with a 3.23 GAA and a .895 SV% with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and has been recalled to Columbus on Monday. The 22-year-old netminder has never seen NHL action, so if he does manage to see minutes, it will be his NHL debut.
Bjork has three goals, eight assists, 30 SOG, 24 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 28 games but has been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL) a day after being called up. The 25-year-old returns to the Monsters, where he had six goals, 13 points, 18 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus.
Bjork has six goals, 13 points, 18 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 40 games with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and has been recalled to Columbus Thursday. The 25-year-old returns to the Blue Jackets, where he had three goals, eight assists, 24 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 27 games earlier in the season.
Olivier left the Blue Jackets' game after just 0:35 TOI due to a lower-leg bruise and will now be forced to miss anywhere from 2-4 weeks with the injury. The 26-year-old right-winger will likely end his season with five goals, 10 assists, 75 SOG, 81 PIMs and a -20 plus/minus through 66 games this season.
Merlikins was pulled after just 37:02 and six goals on 24 shots (.750 SV%) in his last start vs. Montreal and is now considered day-to-day as he deals with a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old is having a historically bad season between the Blue Jackets' pipes, with his 7-18-2 record, 4.23 GAA and .876 SV%.
Gudbranson left the Blue Jackets' previous game after 16:21 TOI due to a separated shoulder and is now expected to miss the next six weeks as he recovers. The 31-year-old will put a cap on his 2022-23 season, where he had a goal, 12 assists, 102 SOG, 57 PIMs and a -24 plus/minus through 70 games prior to his injury.
