The Blue Jackets are 0-0-2 at home against Utah, and 2-0-2 all-time.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are back at home tonight at Nationwide Arena against the Utah Mammoth.
Utah Mammoth - 1-0-0 - 2 Points
Columbus Blue Jackets - 1-0-0 - 2 Points
Team Notes Per CBJ PR
- Columbus secured their first season opening win in five years on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres. The score of 6-3 marks the second-most goals tallied all-time in a season-opening game in franchise history (8-2 W vs. ARI Oct. 14, 2021).
- On Mar. 7, 2026, Columbus and Utah broke their three-game streak with a 3-2 final score. The teams entered the third tied 2-2 before the Mammoth scored twice to make it 4-2. The Jackets scored within 30 seconds of each other in the third to force overtime before falling 5-4 in the extra frame.
Player Notes Per CBJ PR
- Matthew Knies made franchise history with two goals and an assist (2-1-3) in his debut on Thursday. He is the first Blue Jacket to score multiple goals in a team debut and tied Artemi Panarin’s franchise record for most points in a CBJ debut (0-3-3 on Oct. 6, 2017).
- Emil Andrae (0-1-1) and Valeri Nichushkin (0-1-1) both had assists on opening night in their CBJ debut.
Blue Jackets Stats
- Power Play - 66.7% - 2nd in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 100% - 1st in the NHL
- Goals For - 6 - 5th in the NHL
- Goals Against - 3 - 11thh in the NHL
Mammoth Stats
- Power Play - 66.7% - 2nd in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 100% - 1st in the NHL
- Goals For - 6 - 5th in the NHL
- Goals Against - 0 - 1st in the NHL
Series History vs. The Mammoth
- The Blue Jackets are 0-0-2 at home against Utah, and 2-0-2 all-time.
- Columbus went 1-0-1 in 2025-26.
- All four all-time games have been won by the road team in OT.
- Across four career matchups, there is zero goal differential with both teams having scored a total of twelve goals.
Who To Watch For The Mammoth
- Dylan Guenther has scored in four of his five career games against Columbus with 4-0-4 in 5 GP. He also leads Utah with 2 goals this season.
- Clayton Keller leads the Mammoth with 2 assists.
CBJ Player Notes vs Mammoth
- Charlie Coyle has 1-2-3 in four career matchups against the Mammoth. He tallied three assists in the home opener on Oct. 1 vs. Buffalo (0-3-3).
- Zach Werenski has tallied an assist in three of four career games vs. Utah (1-3-4). He also recorded two assists in the Blue Jackets’ 2026-27 home opener (0-2-2).
Injured Reserve & Other Injuries
- Dante Fabbro - Broken Hand - 1 Game Missed
- Damon Severson - Shoulder Surgery - 1 Game Missed
- Isac Lundestrom - Achilles Surgery - LTIR - 1 Game Missed
- Mikael Pyyhtia - Lower Body Injury - 1 Game Missed
- Ivan Provorov - Lower Body - IR - 1 Game Missed
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 5
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be simulcast on The Blue Jackets Hockey Network and 93.3 The Bus, with Steve Mears behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
TV: CBJHN (Spectrum HD Ch. 320/1320; IP Ch. 349; Prime Video, Fubo)
Next Up For Columbus: The CBJ take on the Utah Mammoth tonight at 7 PM.
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