Jackets season opener rating up

The Columbus Blue Jackets opened their season last night with a 3-1 WIN @ Buffalo Sabres, and the game garnered a 1.38 HH rating in Columbus, a 25% increase from last season’s opener and up +86% compared to their 2013 average. 

We featured CBJ content on FOXSportsOhio.com and social media all day leading up to the game, including Burst videos from Dave Maetzold and Jody Shelley in Buffalo and video of Ryan Johansen talking with media

Check out Rick Gethin’s three takeaways from the game and Zac Jackson’s postgame article.

Tomorrow in their home opener, the Jackets play host to the NY Rangers at Nationwide Arena at 7pm. FOX Sports Ohio will have a special hour-long Blue Jackets Live pregame show starting at 6pm. The FOX Sports Ohio Girls will be at R-Bar 6-7pm for the first Blue Jackets Fan Cam of the season.