{"id":305579,"date":"2025-11-25T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/305579\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T08:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:58:07","slug":"columbus-blue-jackets-zach-werenski-mathieu-olivier-leave-game-vs-washington-capitals-with-upper-body-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/305579\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Blue Jackets\u2019 Zach Werenski, Mathieu Olivier leave game vs. Washington Capitals with upper-body injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/columbus-blue-jackets\/29\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/columbus-blue-jackets\/29\" target=\"_blank\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/zach-werenski\/8478460\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/zach-werenski\/8478460\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Werenski<\/a> and forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/mathieu-olivier\/8479671\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/mathieu-olivier\/8479671\" target=\"_blank\">Mathieu Olivier<\/a> left their team\u2019s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/washington-capitals\/15\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/washington-capitals\/15\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Capitals<\/a> with upper-body injuries and did not return, the team announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Werenski, 28, skated 17:36 after the first two periods, recording four shots and a block but did not return to the bench after the second intermission.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">INJURY UPDATES: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CBJ<\/a> defenseman Zach Werenski and forward Mathieu Olivier have suffered upper body injuries and will not return to tonight&#8217;s game at Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJacketsPR\/status\/1993137157603758158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 6-foot-2 left-shot blueliner is third among defencemen in scoring with seven goals and 21 points this season while averaging 26:50 of ice time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Werenski is coming off a career season in 2024-25, registering 23 goals and 82 points in 81 games and finishing third in Norris Trophy voting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Olivier, 28, only skated 4:49 before leaving the game with the injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 6-foot-1 winger has three goals and nine points in 22 games this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Blue Jackets head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/dean-evason\/8446743\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/dean-evason\/8446743\" target=\"_blank\">Dean Evason<\/a> said both players would be evaluated on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Entering Monday\u2019s action, the Blue Jackets were sixth in the Metropolitan Division with an 11-8-3 record.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski and forward Mathieu Olivier left their team\u2019s game against the Washington 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