Blue Jackets vs. Capitals — December 26, 2026: preview

CBJCBJ
7-10-0
L3 · L10: 4-6-0
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
Sun, Dec 27
@
Capital One Arena
WSHWSH
10-7-0
L1 · L10: 6-4-0
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
PUCKLAB EDGEWSH 66%

Matchup: Columbus Blue Jackets (7-10-0) at Washington Capitals (10-7-0). PuckLab Edge: Capitals, 66% (better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams, hotter recent form).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
CBJWSH
Scoring & Defense
2.47GF/GP3.41
3.18GA/GP3.41
−12Goal Diff0
Analytics
49.75v5 CF%49.3
47.65v5 xGF%53.1
.895SV%.887
54.1FO %48.1
Special Teams & Discipline
18.6PP%19.6
73.9PK%77.2
8.4PIM / GP9.6
Record Splits
1-5-0Road / Home7-4-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
CBJ

CBJ Top Skaters

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

WSH Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Dylan StromeC17312150.8050.7Jordan KyrouR1759140.4451.7Alex TuchR17112131.2252.0Ryan LeonardR1766120.8052.1Cole HutsonD1757120.6154.9

Team Profile

CBJ
Avg Age
28.0
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
204 lbs
WSH
Avg Age
28.4
Avg Height
6'3"
Avg Weight
213 lbs
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