Christiansen, 22, averaged 10:29 of ice time with an even plus/minus rating in three games with the Blue Jackets. He made his NHL debut on January 6 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 recorded 5-15-20 with 17 penalty minutes, 70 shots and a +2 plus/minus rating in 25 appearances with Cleveland this season. At the time of his recall to Columbus, he ranked fifth among AHL blueliners in shots, sixth-T in goals and points and eighth-T in assists.
The 6-0, 186-pound defenseman has collected 8-27-35 and 31 penalty minutes in 62 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.
