The Columbus Blue Jackets [http://thn.com/columbus] take on the Montréal Canadiens [http://thn.com/montreal] tonight at 7 PM. Montréal Canadiens - 47-22-10 - 104 Points - 9-1-0 in the last 10 - Won 2 - 2nd in the Atlantic Columbus Blue Jackets - 39-28-12 - 90 Points - 2-7-1 in the last 10 - Lost 1 - 5th in the Metro Team Notes Per CBJ PR * Columbus split the first two games of its three-game road trip with a 4-3 SO win at Detroit on Tuesday and 5-0 loss at * Buffalo on Thursday. The club concludes its road portion of the regular season at Montreal on Saturday. * CBJ play their 16th and final back-to-back set of the season (18-7-5, .683) on Saturday (at Montreal) and Sunday (vs. Boston). * The team has earned points in 11 of its last 16 road games, ranking sixth-T in the NHL in points pct. since Jan. 11 (10-5-1, .656). * The Jackets have also earned points in 26 of their past 35 contests overall since Jan. 11 (21-9-5, 47 pts.). * The Blue Jackets play all four of their games this week against the Atlantic Division (1-1-0). The club has earned points in 19 of its last 24 games against the division dating back to Apr. 8, 2025 (14-5-5). * Columbus leads the NHL with a franchise-record 58 goals scored by defensemen in 2025-26 (58-135-193, 79 GP). Player Notes Per CBJ PR * Charlie Coyle has tied his single-season career high in assists and tied for the second-most points of his 14-year NHL career with 18-38-56 in 79 games this season. * Adam Fantilli has set single-season career highs in assists and points with 23-33-56 in 79 contests this season. * Jet Greaves has earned points in 16 of his last 21 starts since Jan. 11 (13-5-3, 2.44 GAA, .910 SV% in 22 GP), ranking eighth among NHL goaltenders in GAA and ninth-T in SV% over that stretch (min. 6 GP). * Kirill Marchenko has posted assists in four of the past six games (1-5-6) and is the fifth player in Blue Jackets history with 25-plus goals in consecutive seasons (31 in 2024-25; 26 in 2025-26). * Mason Marchment has collected assists in four of his past five contests (1-5-6) and has 2-6-8 in his last eight games. He ranks second on the team in goals since making his CBJ debut on Dec. 20, 2025 (14-15-29 in 36 GP). * Zach Werenski set a new single-season franchise record with his 26th multi-point effort on Tuesday (1-1-2). He has recorded 22-58-80 in 72 games in 2025-26 and is the third American-born defenseman in NHL history with consecutive 80-point campaigns (Brian Leetch, 1990-91 - 1991-92 with NYR; Phil Housley, 1991-92 - 1992-93 with WPG). Blue Jackets Stats * Power Play - 19.2% - 22nd in the NHL * Penalty Kill - 76.2% - 28th in the NHL * Goals For - 238 - 17th in the NHL * Goals Against - 244 - 22nd in the NHL Canadiens Stats * Power Play - 23.2% - 11th in the NHL * Penalty Kill - 78.1% - 20th in the NHL * Goals For - 271 - 7th in the NHL * Goals Against - 241 - 17th in the NHL Series History vs. The Canadiens * Columbus is 22-18-1-5 all-time, and 10-11-1-3 all-time in Montréal. * CBJ have recorded points in three of the last four meetings (2-1-1) and 12 of the past 18 since Mar. 28, 2019 (9-6-3). * Montreal has won the last five home games in the series (CBJ; 0-4-1) since a three-game road win streak for Columbus from Feb. 2, 2020-Feb. 12, 2022. * Each of the last four games have been decided by a single goal. Prior to that, seven-of-eight from Apr. 13, 2022-Nov.16, 2024, were decided by multiple goals. * The winning team has scored four-plus goals in 11 of the past 16 games since Nov. 19, 2019 (including SO goals). * The teams have combined for six or more goals in four out of the last five meetings and nine of the past 12. * CBJ have scored a power play goal in two out of the last three games of the series (2-of-6; 33.3 pct.). * The teams have combined for 60 shots or less in seven of the past ten meetings (57.0 avg.). Who To Watch For The Canadiens * Cole Caufield has 50 goals and 87 points. * Nick Suziki has 70 assists and 98 points. * Jakub Dobes is 29-8-4 with a SV% of ,904. CBJ Player Notes vs Canadiens * Boone Jenner has 14 points in 26 games vs. the Habs. * Zach Werenski has 18 points against Montreal. * Charlie Coyle has 21 points in his career against Montreal. Injured Reserve & Other Injuries * Brendan Smith - Lower Body - Missed 41 Games IR - OUT FOR THE SEASON * Damon Severson - Missed 7 Games - Upper Body - OUT FOR THE SEASON * Dmitri Voronkov - Missed 6 Games - Upper Body - OUT FOR THE SEASON * Mathieu Olivier - Missed 5 Games - Upper Body - OUT FOR THE SEASON TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 206 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. Stay updated with the most interesting Blue Jackets stories, analysis, breaking news, and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwm-DfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] and never miss a story. Let us know what you think below. 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