Columbus is 43-46-2-13 all-time, and 22-21-1-8 at home vs. Chicago.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are at home to take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at 7 PM.
Chicago Blackhawks - 22-25-9 - 53 Points - 3-5-2 in the last 10 - Won 1 - 6th in the Central
Columbus Blue Jackets - 28-20-7 - 63 Points - 9-1-0 in the last 10 - Won 6 - 4th in the Metro.
Team Notes Per CBJ PR
- Columbus has won a season-high six-straight games, as well as 10 of its past 11 games overall, while outscoring opponents 42-26 since Jan. 11 following its 3-0 victory at New Jersey last night.
- CBJ lead the NHL in wins, points pct. (.909) and team save percentage (.916) and rank second in goals-against/game(2.36), sixth-T in goals for/game (3.82) and seventh in power play pct. (29.6) over that stretch.
- The club has scored the opening goal in nine of the past 11 games and has scored the first goal in 33 contests, tied for fourth-most in the NHL in 2025-26.
- Columbus leads the NHL in goals by defensemen and ranks fourth in points with 42-98-140 in 55 contests.
- CBJ conclude their 11th of 16 back-to-back sets of the season (13-5-3 .690 pts. pct;) vs. Chicago tonight.
- The Jackets have allowed two power play goals over the last eight contests and lead the league in penalty kill pct. since Jan. 17 (91.7 pct., 1st in NHL; 22-of-24).
Player Notes Per CBJ PR
- Charlie Coyle has notched 9-6-15 in the last 11 contests and ranks second-T in the NHL in goals since Jan. 11.
- Jet Greaves (5-0-0, 2.47 GAA, .914 SV%, 1 SO) and G Elvis Merzlikins (5-1-0, 2.03 GAA, .925 SV%, 1 SO) have each won five games for the Blue Jackets since Jan. 11.
- Boone Jenner (203 career assists) is one assist from tying RW David Vyborny for the third-most all-time in CBJ history.
- Kirill Marchenko, who missed last night's game due to illness, has points in his past four games (1-4-5) and in 15 of his last 19 contests since Dec. 22 (9-11-20).
- Mathieu Olivier (two goals at New Jersey) has notched multiple points in three of the past four games (4-2-6).
- Zach Werenski has recorded assists in five-straight games (8 assists) and points in six consecutive (1-8-9). He leads NHL blueliners in goals (tied, 19), points (61), multi-point efforts (20), points-per-game (1.20), even strength goals (16), even strength points (45) and shots on goal (181) this season.
Blue Jackets Stats
- Power Play - 19.9% - 18th in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 76.9% - 28th in the NHL
- Goals For - 170 - 18th in the NHL
- Goals Against - 176 - 21st in the NHL
Blackhawks Stats
- Power Play - 19.5% - 19th in the NHL
- Penalty Kill - 85.6% - 1st in the NHL
- Goals For - 151 - 26th in the NHL
- Goals Against - 176 - 20th in the NHL
Series History vs. The Blackhawks
- Columbus is 43-46-2-13 all-time, and 22-21-1-8 at home vs. Chicago.
- The Blue Jackets are 7-0-1 in the last 8 games of the series and have won 6-straight overall.
- The winning team has scored four or more goals in 11-straight meetings and 13 of the last 15 in the series overall since Feb. 11, 2021.
- The CBJ beat the Blackhawks 4-2 on January 30th
- The winning team has won by multiple goals in each of the past nine meetings, including seven instances of by at least three goals.
- The teams have combined for six-plus goals in 12 of the past 15 contests, including nine with seven or more goals.
- The Blue Jackets have recorded a power play goal in six of the past eight meetings (6-of-21; 28.6 pct.).
Who To Watch For The Blackhawks
- Tyler Bertuzzi leads the Blackhawks with 25 goals.
- Connor Bedard leads Chicago with 30 assists and 53 points.
- Goalie Spencer Knight is 16-17-7 with a SV% of .909.
- Arvid Soderblom is 5-9-2 with a SV% of .874.
CBJ Player Notes vs. Blackhawks
- Zach Werenski has 21 points in 19 career games vs. the Blackhawks.
- Boone Jenner has 12 points in 23 games.
- Charlie Coyle has 15 points in 39 games against Chicago.
Injured Reserve
- Brendan Smith - Lower Body - Missed 17 Games IR - Out for the rest of the regular season.
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 153
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan, with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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