2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
13
Games played
12
Points
.462
Points %
-5
Goal diff
4-6
Last 10
26 GF · 32 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

13 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
13
82
Goals for / game
2.77
3.09
−0.32
Goals against / game
3.15
3.09
+6.0
Expected goals for / game
2.72
3.14
−0.42
Expected goals against / game
3.23
3.14
+9.0
Expected-goals share
45.7%
50.0%
−4.3
Shot-attempt share
48.3%
49.9%
−1.7
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

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40 posts
vs Colorado AvalancheW 7–2

Blue Jackets pull away from the Avalanche

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at Dallas StarsL 3–1

Stars hold off the Blue Jackets

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at Carolina HurricanesL 3–2

Hurricanes hold off the Blue Jackets

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at Philadelphia FlyersW 4–3

Blue Jackets steal one from the Flyers against the run of play

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsW 2–1

Blue Jackets edge the Golden Knights in overtime

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vs Toronto Maple Leafs7:00 PM ET

Maple Leafs at Blue Jackets: too close to call

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at Minnesota Wild6:00 PM ET

The Wild are the model's lean over the Blue Jackets on the rest edge

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vs New York Rangers7:00 PM ET

Rangers at Blue Jackets: too close to call

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vs Florida PanthersL 7–3

Panthers pull away from the Blue Jackets

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at St. Louis BluesL 5–3

Blues run the Blue Jackets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsW 3–2

Blue Jackets run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Utah MammothL 4–1

Mammoth pull away from the Blue Jackets

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vs Buffalo SabresW 6–3

Blue Jackets pull away from the Sabres

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at Detroit Red WingsW 4–2

Blue Jackets hold off the Red Wings

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsW 4–0

Blue Jackets shut out the Penguins, 4-0

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at Buffalo SabresL 5–1

Sabres run the Blue Jackets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Detroit Red WingsW 1–0

Blue Jackets shut out the Red Wings, 1-0

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vs Washington CapitalsL 2–1

Capitals hold off the Blue Jackets

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vs Boston BruinsL 3–2

Bruins hold off the Blue Jackets

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at Montreal CanadiensW 5–2

Blue Jackets run the Canadiens off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Buffalo SabresL 5–0

Sabres shut out the Blue Jackets, 5-0

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at Detroit Red WingsW 4–3

Blue Jackets edge the Red Wings in a shootout

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vs Winnipeg JetsL 2–1

Jets hold off the Blue Jackets

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at Carolina HurricanesL 5–1

Hurricanes pull away from the Blue Jackets

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vs Carolina HurricanesL 5–2

Hurricanes pull away from the Blue Jackets

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vs Boston BruinsL 4–3

Bruins run the Blue Jackets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs San Jose SharksL 3–2

Sharks run the Blue Jackets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Montreal CanadiensL 2–1

Canadiens steal one from the Blue Jackets against the run of play

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at Philadelphia FlyersW 3–2

Blue Jackets hold off the Flyers

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at New York IslandersL 1–0

Islanders shut out the Blue Jackets, 1-0

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vs Seattle KrakenW 5–2

Blue Jackets pull away from the Kraken

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vs New York RangersW 6–3

Blue Jackets run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Carolina HurricanesW 5–1

Blue Jackets pull away from the Hurricanes

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at Philadelphia FlyersW 2–1

Blue Jackets edge the Flyers in a shootout

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at Florida PanthersL 2–1

S. Bobrovsky stands tall as the Panthers edge the Blue Jackets

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at Tampa Bay LightningW 5–2

Blue Jackets run the Lightning off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Los Angeles KingsL 5–4

Kings edge the Blue Jackets in overtime

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vs Utah Hockey ClubL 5–4

Mammoth edge the Blue Jackets in overtime

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vs Florida PanthersW 4–2

J. Greaves stands tall as the Blue Jackets edge the Panthers

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vs Nashville PredatorsW 3–2

Blue Jackets hold off the Predators

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