Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets — December 12, 2026: preview

MTLMTL
12-3-4
W1 · L10: 8-0-2
W
OT
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
W
Sat, Dec 12
@
Nationwide Arena
CBJCBJ
7-10-0
L3 · L10: 4-6-0
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
PUCKLAB EDGEMTL 63%

Matchup: Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4) at Columbus Blue Jackets (7-10-0). PuckLab Edge: Canadiens, 63% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, hotter recent form).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
MTLCBJ
Scoring & Defense
3.53GF/GP2.47
3.00GA/GP3.18
+10Goal Diff−12
Analytics
51.45v5 CF%49.7
50.55v5 xGF%47.6
.899SV%.895
52.4FO %54.1
Special Teams & Discipline
13.8PP%18.6
78.1PK%73.9
10.6PIM / GP8.4
Record Splits
7-1-1Road / Home6-5-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
MTL

MTL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Cole CaufieldR19126181.0952.5Lane HutsonD19315180.2456.9Nick SuzukiC1379160.7156.0Josh AndersonR1884121.1148.4Juraj SlafkovskýL19210120.6051.3
CBJ

CBJ Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Kent JohnsonC1789170.6150.7Zach WerenskiD17212140.2850.5Charlie CoyleC17310130.8449.6Valeri NichushkinR172790.5751.1Cole SillingerC174480.8148.6

Team Profile

MTL
Avg Age
25.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
CBJ
Avg Age
28.0
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
204 lbs
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