Columbus Blue Jackets

5th in the Metropolitan after 2 games

League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.

Points in line with the goal difference

Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.

Four of the next six at home

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DateOpponentOpp 2025-26Opp 25-26Difficulty

9 OctvsPittsburgh Penguins98 pts · 10th10 Oct@St. Louis Blues86 pts · 22nd13 OctvsFlorida Panthers84 pts · 25th17 OctvsNew York Rangers77 pts · 30th18 Oct@Minnesota Wild104 pts · 7th20 OctvsToronto Maple Leafs78 pts · 28th

Difficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.

Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 49.9% of the time. 2 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.

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Last results

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DateOpponentScoreShots

3 OctvsUtah1–418–31L1 OctvsBuffalo6–323–26WScores →

Matthew Knies leads with 4 points in 2 games

2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.

Projected cap hit $105.06M against a $104M ceiling

As of 2 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include.

Who dressed against Utah on 3 Oct

Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.

The same 20 players who dressed on 1 Oct.

A 5th power play and a 26th penalty kill

Small sample after 2 games. Last season: power play 18.9%, penalty kill 76.0%.

Columbus attempt more from the wing than anywhere else

Every Columbus attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (2 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.

Jet Greaves has started 2 of 2

Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.

A clean bill of health

Priced at 35% to make the playoffs

Every season-long market the venues list for the Columbus Blue Jackets, as the venue-average implied chance with each venue's price to buy Yes.

MarketImpliedKalshiOpen →PolymarketOpen →ProphetXOpen →

Stanley Cup2026-27 champion1.5%2¢Best2¢Not listed

Metropolitan DivisionWinner4.0%8¢Best4¢Not listed

Eastern ConferenceChampion, reaches the Final4.0%Best3¢6¢Not listed

Make the playoffsTop 8 in the East35%39¢Not listedNot listed

Presidents' TrophyBest regular-season record1.5%Best1¢2¢Not listed

90+ pointsRegular-season total · the rung nearest 50%49%53¢Not listedNot listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure

Pittsburgh is the most-played rivalry: 74 meetings

Columbus against every Metropolitan rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.

RivalGPW-L-T/OTLWin shareSince

Pittsburgh Penguins7424-38-12.3242000-01Carolina Hurricanes6931-33-5.4492000-01Washington Capitals6925-32-12.3622000-01New York Islanders6229-24-9.4682000-01New York Rangers6028-25-7.4672000-01New Jersey Devils5933-23-3.5592000-01Philadelphia Flyers5934-19-6.5762000-01

6 playoff trips in the last 30 seasons

Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.