Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues: game preview

Meeting number 104

Across 103 completed games, St. Louis lead the head-to-head 60-38-5.

St. Louis out-attempted Columbus 324 to 286

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Columbus and St. Louis are level on chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

Every team’s xG →

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Zach Werenski has 6 points in the last 5 meetings

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.

Forwards to watch

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2026-272025-26

PlayerGPGAPP/GP

89Matthew Knies22242.00

3Charlie Coyle20331.50

91Kent Johnson21121.00

77Connor McMichael31231.00

83Mason McTavish32020.67

15Dalibor Dvorsky32020.67

Points leaders →

Defencemen to watch

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2026-272025-26

PlayerGPGAPP/GP

8Zach Werenski20221.00

36Emil Andrae20110.50

5Denton Mateychuk20110.50

6Philip Broberg30220.67

55Colton Parayko30110.33

4Theo Lindstein30110.33

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In the last meetings

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PlayerGPGAPSOG

8Zach Werenski515620

10Dmitri Voronkov532512

23Sean Monahan31452

9Ivan Provorov50558

86Kirill Marchenko513412

19Adam Fantilli421313

25Jordan Kyrou512315

4Cole Sillinger512310

91Kent Johnson51238

10Brayden Schenn51238

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Jordan Binnington has been the difference

Jordan Binnington faced 74 shots across 3 appearances against Columbus and conceded 7, a .905 save percentage against a season figure of .833. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Columbus

Expected starter after their game on 9 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

St. Louis

Expected starter after their game on 8 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Scoring rates point to about 6.1 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

31 Jan 20268 · CBJ 5–3 STL

1 Nov 20255 · STL 2–3 CBJ

11 Jan 20253 · CBJ 2–1 STL

4 Jan 202510 · STL 4–6 CBJ

30 Jan 20241 · CBJ 1–0 STL

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Columbus3.503.503.093.09

St. Louis2.333.332.823.15

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.1Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings5.4Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

4 on the injury lists

Saturday 10 October · the full slate

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