Rick Nash capped a big night with the shootout winner to give Columbus a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night, Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock’s 500th career victory.

A retired NASA engineer looking to develop an inexpensive way for people to travel to space might have to go back to the drawing board after one of his experiments exploded Saturday.

Coach Ken Hitchcock signed a three-year contract extension with the Blue Jackets on Wednesday, saying he welcomes the chance to turn the only team not to make the playoffs into winners.”This is a challenge I want badly,” said Hitchcock, whose new deal...

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed coach Ken Hitchcock to a three-year contact extension, locking him in through the 2011-12 season.In his first full season as Columbus’ coach, the Blue Jackets set a franchise record for wins (34) and points (80)...