Texier, 22, has notched 11 goals and eight assists for 19 points with six penalty minutes and a +4 plus/minus rating in 30 contests this season. He ranks second on the team in goals and plus/minus rating and fifth in points. The Saint-Martin-d'Heres, France native leads Columbus in goals and points since November 6 with 9-8-17 and is +6 in 21 appearances. Selected by the Blue Jackets in the second round, 45th overall, the 6-1, 186-pound forward has registered 22-26-48 and 38 penalty minutes in 117 contests since making his NHL debut at the end of the 2018-19 campaign.
Christiansen, 22, made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets on Thursday at New Jersey and collected a shot and two blocked shots on 12:46 of ice time. Signed to a three-year, entry level contract with Columbus on Mar. 4, 2020, he has tallied 5-13-18 with 17 penalty minutes, 62 shots and a +4 plus/minus rating in 21 appearances with Cleveland this season. He ranks third-T among AHL blueliners in points, fourth in shots, fifth-T in goals and seventh-T in assists.
The 6-0, 186-pound defenseman has recorded 8-25-33 and 31 penalty minutes in 58 career AHL games with the Monsters and Stockton Heat since making his pro debut in 2019-20. A native of West Vancouver, British Columbia, Christiansen totaled 50-102-152, 114 penalty minutes, 18 power play goals and a cumulative +84 plus/minus rating in 297 career games with the Everett Silvertips in the Western Hockey League from 2015-20.
