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2026–27 Season

Columbus Blue Jackets

3-5-06 PTS8 GP
8th Metropolitan28th overall

Last game · 2026–27

Maple Leafs logo

vs TOR

L 2–6Oct 20
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Next game · 2026–27

Golden Knights logo

vs VGK

Oct 24, 7:00 PM EDT

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Team Summary

xG Balance/60

-0.83

-0.45 vs season

29/32 in NHL

Season strength

Unclassified

Opponents

5 Unclassified

Attack declined·Defense declined

Attack

Declined
2.54xGF/60-0.23 vs season

Recent rank 30/32

Season

2.77

25/32

Defense

Declined
3.38xGA/60+0.22 vs season

Recent rank 25/32

Season

3.16

20/32

Data through Oct 22

Result vs Process

CBJ · Last 5

Per 60 minutes of eligible play

Attack
Expected goalsActual goalsDelta
2.541.98−0.57

The team scored slightly fewer goals than expected from its chances.

Defense
Expected goals againstGoals allowedDelta
3.383.64+0.26

The team allowed slightly more goals than the chances against would suggest.

Expected
margin
−0.83
Actual
margin
−1.66
Result vs xG gap−0.83Expected Goals > Result

Goals and expected goals exclude empty-net situations. Post-game shootout goals are excluded from process analysis.

Data through 2026-10-22 · 2026/27

Team Trends

Follow the team's process and results across the season.

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xG Balance/602026–27 Season · Data through Oct 22
CBJ
CBJ

-0.83xG Balance/60

Game 8 · Oct 20

vs TOR · L 2–6

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-0.92-0.67-0.42-0.17+0.080CBJGame 1356Game 8
Game 1Game 8

Selected · Game 8

Performance by Opponent Strength

Season-to-date results and process using each opponent's pregame strength.

STRONG

No classified games yet.

Classified games only · early-season games before strength activation are excluded.Data through Oct 22

Goaltending

Team-unit results across all goalies used.

GSAx/60

5 games

Total GSAx

-0.99

-0.20

-0.04 vs season

20/32 in NHL

Goals Against/60

3.64

26/32

Save %

87.2%

25/32

Shots Against/60

28.5

Data through Oct 22

Special Teams

Chance quality and official unit results.

Power Play

PP Chance Quality

0.20xG / 2 min-0.02 vs season

30/32

PP %

0.0%

32/32

Goals / Opportunities

0/14

PP Opportunities / Game

2.80

22/32

5 games in sampleData through Oct 22

Shot Profile

Where unblocked shots come from, with broader shot-volume context.

7.3%14 ATTFront18.7%36 ATTInner Slot9.3%18 ATTLeft Low6.2%12 ATTRight Low1.6%3 ATTBehind12.4%24 ATTHigh Slot4.1%8 ATTLeft7.3%14 ATTRight33.2%64 ATTPointAttacking goal →
Lower shareHigher share

Shot creation · All

5 games · 193 mapped attempts

Over the last 5 games, Columbus' shot profile has shown no clear change.

Attempts /60

53.0

#23 NHL

SOG /60

26.1

#21 NHL

HD /60

10.1

#30 NHL

Mapped attempts

193

Net Front
Profile
7.3%
Season
7.3%
Delta
-0.0%
Inner Slot
Profile
18.7%
Season
21.8%
Delta
-3.1%
Left Low Angle
Profile
9.3%
Season
8.5%
Delta
+0.8%
Right Low Angle
Profile
6.2%
Season
6.0%
Delta
+0.2%
Behind Net
Profile
1.6%
Season
1.3%
Delta
+0.3%
High Slot
Profile
12.4%
Season
13.2%
Delta
-0.8%
Left Perimeter
Profile
4.1%
Season
4.7%
Delta
-0.6%
Right Perimeter
Profile
7.3%
Season
6.0%
Delta
+1.3%
Point / Long Range
Profile
33.2%
Season
31.2%
Delta
+1.9%
Map includes goals, shots on goal and missed shots. Empty-net and shootout attempts excluded.

Games

Official results and the club schedule.

Recent · 2026–27

Last 5 completed
Oct 20
TOR
vs Toronto Maple LeafsHOME · UNCLASSIFIED2–6 L
Oct 18
MIN
vs Minnesota WildAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED1–2 L
Oct 17
NYR
vs New York RangersHOME · UNCLASSIFIEDOT 1–0 W
Oct 13
FLA
vs Florida PanthersHOME · UNCLASSIFIED3–7 L
Oct 10
STL
vs St. Louis BluesAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED3–5 L