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 -

TORONTO - Adam Fantilli joked he was paying to play Wednesday. With a convoy of supporters heading south to Scotiabank Arena from nearby Nobleton, Ont., to see his Blue Jackets take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, the 20-year-old centre was happy to cover some of the tickets. It was money well spent.

TORONTO - Adam Fantilli registered his first career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday.

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.

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.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP ... Van Riemsdyk's second was an empty-netter with 2:01 remaining. Elvis Merzlikins made 18 saves as the Blue Jackets improved to 16-5-3 at home. Tyler Toffoli scored for San Jose, while Alexandar Georgiev stopped 30 shots.