NHL · 2026-27
Columbus Blue Jackets
7-9-0 · #18 of 32 by Elo
Elo rating
1489
#18 of 32 · 1500 is average
Market rating
1500
#18 of 32 by recent lines
This season
−12
Elo change since opening night
Forecasts on their games
63%
10–6 this season
By the numbers
This season, regular season, each with its league rank. Scoring and margin are a game; opponent Elo is how strong the teams they've played are. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records.
- Goals scored
- 2.6
- 28th of 32
- Goals allowed
- 3.2
- 18th fewest of 32
- Margin
- −0.6
- 25th of 32
- Shot share
- 48.6%
- 23rd of 32
- Save percentage
- 89.5%
- 13th of 32
- Last 10
- 4–6
- 21st of 32
- At home
- 6–4
- 15th of 32
- On the road
- 1–5
- 31st of 32
- Opponent Elo
- 1521
- 2nd toughest of 32
Season outlook
From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the 2026-27 season and the playoffs, with standings ties broken by coin flip. Every team and how it works
Projected record
41-35-8
Now 7-9-0 · middle 80%: 35–47 wins
Make the playoffs
27%
Division: 1%
About 95 points usually gets them in
Reach the Stanley Cup Final
2%
Win it all
1%
In 86 of 10,000 simulations
Playoff chances this season
Their chance to make the playoffs from each day's simulation of the rest of the season, since Nov 3. Now 27%.
Upcoming
Forecasts for their next games. Their next 5 opponents average 1475 Elo, the 2nd-easiest stretch of the league's 32.
Lightning
11-4-2
Blue Jackets
7-9-0
Flyers
5-10-5
Blue Jackets
7-9-0
Blue Jackets
7-9-0
Islanders
7-6-4
Blue Jackets
7-9-0
Blackhawks
4-13-1
Blue Jackets
7-9-0
Maple Leafs
8-10-2
Blue Jackets
7-9-0
Devils
13-6-0
Players
Who's been playing, busiest first. Each has projections, prop lines and recent games against the line.
- Zach Werenski
- Denton Mateychuk
- Adam Fantilli
- Damon Severson
- Charlie Coyle
- Matthew Knies
- Kent Johnson
- Valeri Nichushkin
- Sean Monahan
- Mathieu Olivier
- Cole Sillinger
- Conor Garland
- Erik Gudbranson
- Jake Christiansen
- Cam Talbot
- Jet Greaves
- Ryan Lomberg
- Dmitri Voronkov
- Ivan Provorov
- Carson Soucy
- Dante Fabbro
- Danton Heinen
- Luca Del Bel Belluz
- Emil Andrae
Rating history
Elo over the last two seasons. The dashed line is league average.
Against the line
This season, against each game's closing spread and total.
- Puck line
- 6–10
- Last 10
- 5–5
- As the favorite
- 0–5
- As the underdog
- 6–5
- Overs–unders
- 7–9
- Overs–unders, last 10
- 4–6
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Recent results
Last ten games and whether the forecast hit.
Last 10, oldest first: L L W W L L W W L L
- L
vs FLA 1–4Picked FLA 51%Nov 10Hit - L
@ BUF 2–5Picked BUF 60%Nov 6Hit - W
vs DAL 2–1Picked DAL 54%Nov 5Miss - W
vs COL 7–2Picked COL 53%Nov 3Miss - L@ DAL 1–3Picked DAL 62%Oct 31Hit
- L
@ CAR 2–3Picked CAR 66%Oct 29Hit - W
@ PHI 4–3Picked CBJ 52%Oct 27Hit - W
vs VGK 2–1Picked VGK 55%Oct 24Miss - L
vs TOR 2–6Picked CBJ 59%Oct 20Miss - L
@ MIN 1–2Picked MIN 62%Oct 18Hit
Injury report
Current ESPN report, with what the model subtracts for their next game.
Nothing on the injury report.