Bowness met with the team in the morning, led a pregame skate and then was behind the bench for an NHL-record 2,727th time as Columbus broke a 3-3 tie with 1:34 remaining on Boone Jenner’s goal and finished off the victory over the Flames.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are back at home to face the Calgary Flames tonight at 7 PM. New Head Coach Rick Bowness makes his Blue Jackets debut behind the bench.

Jet Greaves (2.72 GAA) has stopped 54 of 59 shots while winning the last two games in net for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins, who has made just one start in the last 11 games and lost four consecutive outings for Columbus, stopped 20 of 24 shots at Vancouver in November.

Columbus announced Monday it fired Evason and assistant coach Steve McCarthy and named Rick Bowness as the new head coach. This was Evason's second season as the head coach of the Blue Jackets, and the team decided to move on just 45 games into the campaign.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have added defenseman Dysin Mayo to the roster on emergency recall from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters, club President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Don Waddell announced today.

Mateychuk won't play for the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan. 13 against the Calgary Flames, but GM Don Waddell is hopeful his injury isn't long-term.