One of those veterans was James van Riemsdyk, a once-integral part of the team's scoring regiment that started to take a backseat to the team's younger players over the past few seasons.

Former Maple Leafs winger James van Riemsdyk has revealed something interesting about he and several of his former Toronto ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning start a homestand as they face the Colorado Avalanche ... McAvoy scored less than a minute later and then James van Riemsdyk would tie it up in the second.

The Blue Jackets jumped up by three goals, which was too much for the struggling Sharks. The Jackets would put away San Jose 4-1.

The next highest defenseman was Rasmus Sandin with 23 points, then Trevor van Riemsdyk ... from a blue line in the league (only the Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres d-corps have more points).

New York Rangers (21-20-3, in the Metropolitan Division) New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the New York Rangers after James van Riemsdyk's two-goal game ...

James van Riemsdyk scored twice including an empty netter while Kent Johnson added a goal and an assist to lift the Blue Jackets to a solid 4-1 win over the Sharks on Thursday at Nationwide Arena.