Blue Jackets’ Sean Monahan leaves game with upper-body injury

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced on social media that forward Sean Monahan left Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning with an upper-body injury and would not return.

It’s not clear how Monahan suffered the injury but he did not join the team on the bench for the third period. He finished the game with one assist in 9:58 of ice time.

The Blue Jackets lost 3-1.

Monahan, 32, has one goal and six assists for seven points in 17 games with the Blue Jackets in 2026-27. He signed a five-year, $27.5-million contract with Columbus ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.

Through 14 NHL seasons, the Brampton, Ont., native has 277 goals and 361 assists for 638 points in 913 career regular-season games with Columbus, the Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadians and Calgary Flames.

During that time, he’s posted three 30-goal campaigns and four 40-point seasons. He reached career highs in all offensive categories with the Flames in 2018-19 when he finished with 34 goals and 48 assists for 82 points.

He’s also scored 10 goals and recorded 12 assists for 22 points in 35 Stanley Cup Playoff appearances.

Taken with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Monahan spent three seasons playing junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Ottawa 67’s. He scored 84 goals and added 119 assists for 203 points in 185 career regular-season games. He also had 10 goals and nine assists for 19 points in 22 OHL playoff games.

The Blue Jackets are now 7-10-0 with 14 points through their first 17 games of 2026-27. Forward Kent Johnson leads with eight goals and 17 points, while defenseman Zach Werenski has a team-leading 19 assists.