Foligno to be sidelined two to four weeks; Jackets recall Broadhurst

COLUMBUS, OHIO ---Columbus Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno is expected to miss two to four weeks after suffering a lower body injury late in Saturday's game vs. St. Louis, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. The Blue Jackets have also recalled center Alex Broadhurst from the Cleveland Monsters, the club's American Hockey League affiliate.

Foligno, 30, has tallied 15 goals and 18 assists for 33 points with 50 penalty minutes and a +1 plus/minus rating in 72 games this season, including 8-11-19 and +7 over his past 30 outings. He registered the 400th point of his NHL career with an assist at the New York Rangers on March 20 and has registered 169-231-400 and 631 penalty minutes in 768 career games with the Blue Jackets and Ottawa Senators.
Broadhurst, 25, has recorded 19-22-41 and 20 penalty minutes in 66 games with the Monsters this season. He currently leads the club in goals, assists, points and games played and ranks second in shots on goal (133).
The Orland Park, Illinois native has posted 62-99-161 and 93 penalty minutes in 282 career AHL games with the Monsters and Rockford IceHogs. He helped Lake Erie capture the 2016 Calder Cup championship with 3-9-12 in 17 playoff games, finishing fifth-T in the AHL in postseason assists and points. Drafted by Chicago in the seventh round, 199th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft, the 6-0, 178-pound center was acquired by the Blue Jackets from the Blackhawks as part of a trade on June 30, 2015.