Improving road record, goaltending among five areas the Blue Jackets can improve to qualify for the playoffs in 2025-26.

Snapshots from the New York Islanders' 6-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Apr. 17, 2025. Photos by Ben Jackson and Kirk Irwin/Getty Images.

The Columbus Blue Jackets did everything they could to stay in the playoff race, but it just wasn’t enough in the end. There wasn’t a single person in the hockey world rooting against the Blue ...