Blue Jackets' Sean Kuraly: Credited with helper Friday

Kuraly registered an assist in Friday's 7-3 preseason loss to the Penguins.

Kuraly assisted on Cole Clayton's goal, and while that strike gave the Blue Jackets an early 2-0 lead in the first period, the Penguins would score five unanswered to turn things around. Kuraly had nine goals and nine assists across 62 regular-season games for the Blue Jackets as the fourth-line center in 2023-24, and he figures to maintain that role in 2024-25.