Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist was limited to only 1:12 of ice time on Thursday versus Ottawa due to an upper-body injury. Boqvist has played a big role for Columbus lately, even seeing action on the first power-play unit, but it looks like he could be out for a bit again. Health issues have limited Boqvist to 35 appearances this season. He has scored once and had his ninth assist on Thursday. Kirill Marchenko replaced Boqvist on the top power-play unit against Ottawa, while the gap left on the first defensive pairing was filled by committee.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (upper body) has been activated from Injured Reserve and is set to return from a three-game absence on Saturday versus Tampa Bay. Boqvist has contributed seven assists in 20 games this season. He will be on the first defensive pairing on Saturday, and Boqvist should also log power-play time against the Lightning. He's had four of his seven points with the mad advantage.
Adam Boqvist On Track To Rejoin Action On Saturday
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (shoulder) is expected to rejoin the lineup Saturday versus Minnesota. He missed his 13th straight game on Thursday versus Philadelphia due to a shoulder strain. The Swedish blue-liner has made 17 appearances in 2023-24, recording three assists with 14 shots and 17 blocks. Boqvist is set to take Jake Christiansen's spot in the lineup. Columbus reassigned Christiansen back to the AHL on Friday following three appearances with the big club.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist is dealing with an illness and isn't expected to play Thursday versus Boston. He skipped the morning skate and Marcus Bjork has been called up from the minors to fill in for Boqvist. The Swedish rearguard has started to play a massive role for the Blue Jackets, logging 25-plus minutes of action multiple times in recent games, and he's been the team's biggest offensive threat all season long from the blue line, registering five goals and 22 points in 40 games. Bjork is expected to join the third defensive pairing but will also replace Boqvist on the top power-play unit, which gives him some fantasy appeal.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (lower body) is considered a game-time decision for Tuesday's matchup against Buffalo. The 22-year-old missed Sunday's clash with Minnesota but looks like he has a good chance to make a quick return. Boqvist has been the highest-scoring blue-liner on the Blue Jackets squad this season, recording 16 points in 27 games. Six of his points have come with the man advantage, and Boqvist should be back on the first power-play unit if he indeed is ready to play. Nick Blankenburg would then drop down to the second unit.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist missed Sunday's game against Minnesota with a lower-body injury. Billy Sweezey made his NHL debut and Nick Blankenburg took over Boqvist's duties on the first power-play unit. Boqvist is regarded as day-to-day, so he should be able to make a fairly quick return to the lineup. The Blue Jackets will have their next game Tuesday versus Buffalo. Boqvist has had a decent campaign on a struggling team, notching 16 points in 27 games, and he's done especially well in his most recent outings, putting up two goals and four assists over a six-game span.
Adam Boqvist, Nick Blankenburg Back For Friday's Game
Columbus Blue Jackets defensemen Adam Boqvist (upper body) and Nick Blankenburg (upper body) will return to the lineup for Friday's clash with Toronto. The latter has sat out three games, while Boqvist was unavailable for two contests prior to the All-Star break. The two will link up on the third defensive pairing and will also share power-play time, with Boqvist set to join the top unit. Boqvist has skated in only 19 games this season and has been pretty productive in limited playing time with 10 points. Blankenburg sits on seven points through 15 appearances.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (upper body) remains day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's contest against Washington. He sat out Saturday's visit to Seattle and could now miss another game. Boqvist has gotten hurt at the worst possible time because he had just started to enjoy his best spell of the season. The Swedish blue-liner logged four points in five games to get to 10 points overall for the campaign. Injuries have limited the 22-year-old to only 19 appearances, so he will be desperate to make a quick recovery from the latest setback. Vladislav Gavrikov should once again ride with the top power-play unit Tuesday if Boqvist can't make his return.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist will be a healthy scratch for Saturday's matchup against Carolina. Marcus Bjork will be coming in to replace him. Boqvist has just logged his first two points of the season, but head coach Brad Larsen clearly would like to see more from him and will hope that the 22-year-old will draw the right conclusions from his decision. Boqvist, who has been limited to only nine appearances this season, will get a chance to return to the lineup Sunday versus Washington. Bjork comes back after sitting out one contest. He's had a decent rookie campaign with 10 points in 23 games.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (foot) will end a lengthy absence on Friday against Chicago, returning to the lineup for the first time since Oct. 25. The 22-year-old has skated in just four games this season, failing to pick up any points. Columbus finally receives some good news from the injury front. The team has seemingly lost players on a weekly basis in 2022-23, but Boqvist now makes a welcome return. He's a talented offensive defenseman, and Boqvist will get to show it Friday against his former team as a member of the first power-play unit. Jake Christiansen will be forced to give up his spot in the lineup.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist has been ruled out for six weeks with a foot injury. The Swedish rearguard was back in the Blue Jackets lineup on Tuesday against Arizona but was forced to exit the game early after hurting himself whilst blocking a shot. The team has announced that Boqvist broke a bone in his foot. With Nick Blankenburg (upper body) also having dropped out of the lineup this week, Columbus has summoned David Jiricek from the minors. The teenager, who was the sixth pick at this year's draft, has registered four assists in his first five AHL outings. Can he produce straightaway in the NHL as well? We shall see Friday versus Boston.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist will be replacing Nick Blankenburg (upper body) in the lineup Tuesday against Arizona. He returns after sitting out four games as a healthy scratch. The Blue Jackets lost all of their first three games with Boqvist in the lineup and went 3-1-0 without him, so the former Blackhawk should have plenty to prove as he gets another opportunity. Boqvist went pointless in his first three games of the campaign and had only two shots. He's an offensive-minded blue-liner and is expected to do a lot better. Tuesday provides him a great chance to impress, as it's a matchup against a team that gives up over five goals per game (5.20).
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist signed a three-year, $7.8 million contract with an annual average of $2.6 million. The Swedish defenseman had a career year, producing 11 goals and 11 assists in 52 regular-season games. The 21-year-old averaged just over 17:00 of total ice time per game. He should be a player to watch come fantasy drafts as the Blue Jackets expect plenty of offense from the blue line.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist will be in the press box for Saturday's matchup against Minnesota. He returned from an 11-game absence Friday against Winnipeg and even scored a power-play goal in a 4-3 defeat, but the team wants to manage his ice time after the young blue-liner missed nearly a month with an upper-body injury. Health issues have limited Boqvist to just 41 appearances this season. He's done well whilst on the ice, registering 20 points and 35 blocks. Gabriel Carlsson, who sits on seven points through 30 games, comes in for Boqvist on Saturday.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (upper body) has been removed from Injured Reserve, and he's expected to be back in the lineup on Friday against Winnipeg. The Swedish blue-liner is set to replace Gabriel Carlsson on the third defensive pairing and take up a spot on the second power-play unit. Boqvist has notched five power-play points this season and boasts 10 goals and 19 points across 40 appearances with 50 shots and 35 blocks. He last played on Feb. 27, missing 11 games.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist suffered an upper-body injury during the second period on Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks. The defender had nine points in 17 games and was enjoying more and more time among the top-four Columbus defensemen. Boqvist even had six goals in 17 games including three of his nine points on the man advantage. He played just 3:42 and eight shifts on Thursday night. Boqvist appeared to have a hand/wrist issue along with some facial discomfort.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist tallied two goals with two shots in Sunday's 6-4 win over San Jose, opening the scoring and notching the team's fifth marker of the contest. The 21-year-old doesn't play a lot for Columbus, but he now has two multi-goal efforts to his name in five games and it's put him among the league's best goal-scoring defensemen. The young Swede sits on six goals for the campaign, and only Roman Josi (7), Aaron Ekblad (8) and Cale Makar (10) have managed more among all blue-liners. Boqvist has registered three assists as well in 16 outings.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist was paired a good bit with Zach Werenski on Saturday night. Boqvist scored two goals and assisted on a third as he figured into all of the Blue Jackets' scoring. Two of his three points came on the man advantage. The young defenseman had a power-play assist in the first period then scored a power-play goal early in the third to cut the Columbus deficit to one at the time. Then, Boqvist scored the final goal of the night to make it a 6-3 game. The Blue Jackets defenseman doubled his production in one game. Is this a breakthrough or a blip for Boqvist? That's the question.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (undisclosed) will miss his first game of the season on Monday as the Stars come to visit. Dean Kukan will enter the lineup. Boqvist, who came over from Chicago in the Seth Jones trade in the summer, hasn't yet kicked into gear in Ohio, going pointless in five games with a minus-two rating, but his absence will be a blow for the second power-play unit. Jake Bean will take his spot on Monday, which gives his fantasy value a bit of boost. Boqvist took line rushes on Monday morning, so his issue doesn't appear to be too serious and Columbus will be off until Friday following Monday's game, which gives the Swedish blueliner good recovery time.
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Adam Boqvist (concussion) will not dress as his team takes on the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Boqvist skated just one shift in Monday's game and has since been placed in the league's concussion protocol. The talented blue-liner has taken a step forward in his second NHL season this year, registering 15 points (two goals, 13 assists), eight power-play points, 34 shots and 26 hits in 32 contests. Expect defenseman Connor Murphy to play an even bigger role at both even strength and on the man advantage on Thursday.
