Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A home opener in sports is supposed to be full of adrenaline and excitement — but Tuesday night in Columbus was much different.
The Blue Jackets were back on their own home ice for the first time of the 2024-25 season. It was also their first home game since the death of their star, Johnny Gaudreau.
Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, aged 31 and 29 respectively, were killed in late August by a suspected drunk driver while riding their bikes in their hometown in New Jersey the day before their sister's wedding. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Columbus Blue Jackets players warm up before the game against the Florida Panthers at Nationwide Arena on Oct.
15, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. Players from both teams are wearing #13 in warm up jerseys in remembrance of Blue Jackets player Johnny Gaudreau, who along with his brother, was killed by a driver while biking in Salem County, New Jersey in August. (Jason Mowry/Getty Images) Makeshift memorials popped up almost immediately in both Columbus and Calgary, where he had played his first eight NHL seasons.