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2026-27 Preseason

Columbus Blue Jackets Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ
Eastern
Season Record: 40-30-12 (92 pts, 56.1%)
Last 5 games:
20% win rate

Points Percentage

56.1%
92 pts in 82 games

Overtime Record

12-12
OT/SO: 12 wins, 12 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.17
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.35
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

-0.04
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-8.1
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

36
29W – 7L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

5
4W – 1L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

53.7%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

3.5%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

6.5%
Eastern Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 43.8/gm · p78
Slot Location style 27.7% · p25
Finishing variance 0.94 G/xG · p31
Shot Quality 0.074 xG/sh · p41
Defense
Shot Suppression 44.1/gm · p25
Slot Defense 27.3% allowed · p81
Goaltending variance 0.97 GA/xGA · p53
Quality Allowed 0.072 xG/sh · p81

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Adam Fantilli7932530.425
Kirill Marchenko7634329.133
Charlie Coyle7321123.624
Sean Monahan6617518.813
Boone Jenner6321418.413

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-1.22-0.350.52xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)2.273.134.00Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected0.00114.72229.44ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-04-14WSH59.2%3.612.872.563.97L
2026-04-12BOS62.0%3.503.083.762.18L
2026-04-11MTL49.9%3.282.985.002.68W
2026-04-09BUF51.7%3.003.293.742.30L
2026-04-07DET55.2%3.953.165.064.65W
2026-04-04WPG57.3%3.323.032.542.33L
2026-04-02CAR28.6%2.193.511.682.05L
2026-03-31CAR48.8%2.533.343.034.62L
2026-03-29BOS61.6%3.233.143.616.02L
2026-03-28SJS56.6%3.073.092.534.15L

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-017:00 PM EDTBUF44.7%2.373.10
2026-10-037:00 PM EDTUTA38.5%2.213.22
2026-10-097:00 PM EDTPIT42.7%2.243.26
2026-10-106:00 PM CDTSTL51.5%3.022.23
2026-10-136:15 PM EDTFLA42.6%2.382.76
2026-10-177:00 PM EDTNYR43.0%2.484.06
2026-10-185:00 PM CDTMIN55.2%3.062.64
2026-10-207:00 PM EDTTOR48.5%2.463.99