Blue Jackets vs. Canadiens — December 29, 2026: preview

CBJCBJ
7-10-0
L3 · L10: 4-6-0
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
Wed, Dec 30
@
Centre Bell
MTLMTL
12-3-4
W1 · L10: 8-0-2
W
OT
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
W
PUCKLAB EDGEMTL 68%

Matchup: Columbus Blue Jackets (7-10-0) at Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4). PuckLab Edge: Canadiens, 68% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, hotter recent form).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
CBJMTL
Scoring & Defense
2.47GF/GP3.53
3.18GA/GP3.00
−12Goal Diff+10
Analytics
49.75v5 CF%51.4
47.65v5 xGF%50.5
.895SV%.899
54.1FO %52.4
Special Teams & Discipline
18.6PP%13.8
73.9PK%78.1
8.4PIM / GP10.6
Record Splits
1-5-0Road / Home5-2-3

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
MTL

MTL Top Skaters

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

Team Profile

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