Columbus Blue Jackets
Last time out (Tue, Apr 14): WSH 2 - 1 CBJ — a loss to the Capitals.
Blue Jackets: a outshot/run-and-gun team (0.0% 5v5 xG) with league-average goaltending, flagged for regression (1 signals).
No scheduled fixture on file — counts from published recaps; OT/SO losses count as losses
- Team finishing is -18 goals below xG — finishing should rebound.
How hard is this team’s season, logistically? This grades the schedule itself — travel, rest, and clustering — separate from how good the team is.
Schedule load
The 11th-heaviest schedule in the league — 84 games, 1.3 days average rest.
Nights of rest before each game · 0 days = red, 3+ = green
21 games with more rest than the opponent · 19 with fewer · 43 even.
6 games in 10 days with 4,908 travel miles
Feb 11 – Feb 20
6 games in 10 days with 3,665 travel miles
Jan 15 – Jan 24
6 games in 11 days with 3,560 travel miles
Jan 2 – Jan 12