Blue Jackets Activate Ivan Provorov Off IR

By Brian La Rose | at October 31, 2026 3:29 pm The Blue Jackets will get one of their top blueliners back in the lineup tonight versus Dallas. Per a team announcement, Columbus has activated Ivan Provorov off injured reserve. The 29-year-old has yet to play this season due to a lower-body injury. It carried a week-to-week designation and, overall, Provorov winds up missing a little more than four weeks with the injury. Provorov is coming off one of his better years in 2025-26. He played in all 82 games, chipping in offensively with 31 points, his third straight season...