The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Sean Monahan on Injured Reserve today and recalled forward Owen Sillinger from the Cleveland Monsters. Monahan was injured against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Thursday that center Sean Monahan has been placed on the injured reserve with an upper-body ailment. In a corresponding roster move, left winger Owen Sillinger has been recalled from the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters on an emergency basis.

The last time the Blue Jackets won in Pittsburgh was Nov. 13, 2015, when Fantilli was an 11-year-old playing PeeWee-level hockey for the Toronto Junior Canadians in the Toronto suburbs. They were 0-10-5 in the regular season during that streak.

Star centre Sean Monahan exited Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins with an upper-body injury, the team announced.

Before what will be an important second half for Columbus, let's evaluate what we've seen from every player to this point.

The Columbus Blue Jackets placed forward Sean Monahan on injured reserve Thursday because of an upper-body injury sustained in the 4-3 shootout win at Pittsburgh on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Blue Jackets added rookie forward Owen Sillinger on an emergency recall from the AHL's Cleveland Monsters.

Monahan's injury, Fantilli's emergence and two more Voronkov goals lead Blue Jackets' takeaways after streak-ending victory in Pittsburgh.

Sean Monahan scored twice in his 800th NHL game, helping Columbus beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 and extending the Blue Jackets’ home win streak to three games.

Columbus Blue Jackets‘ forward Sean Monahan left Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins with an upper-body injury. Monahan left after his first shift of the third period, which lasted 24 seconds,

Monahan notched three assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Hurricanes.