Columbus Blue Jackets
7-8-014 PTS7th in the Metropolitan divisionNHL
Playoff odds
13%
Power play
17.5 %
Penalty kill
75.6 %
Goals per game
2.53
Goals against
3.13
Faceoffs
53.2 %
Playoff odds
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13%
Top 3 in division
6%
Win the division
<1%
Projected points
87
77–97
Performance
Actual goals: on pace for 77 pts
Expected goals: on pace for 72 pts
Actual and expected goals tell the same story.
Talent (WAR)
Lineup: 20.1 WAR (19th of 32)
- Jet Greaves7.4
- Zach Werenski3.9
- Damon Severson2.6
- Denton Mateychuk2.1
- Dante Fabbro1.6
Injuries
No injury that dents the lineup.
Team Pulse · 2026-27
All 32 teams →Team Pulse says which way the team is heading (−100 to +100), first over its last five seasons, then this season. The rating this year, separately, says how good it is right now (0 to 100): an average team can rise fast, an excellent one can decline.
5-year pulse
+24
↑ Rising
- RESResults
- ↑
- OFFOffense
- →
- DEFDefense
- ↑
- PPPower play
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- →
- GOALGoaltending
- ↑
- POSPossession
- →
Rating this year
41/ 100
20 of 32
Changes as the season goes: after 6 games, last season still counts for 77%. It fades with every game.
Pulse this season
-3
→ Stable
- OFFOffense
- 53
- →
- DEFDefense
- 35
- →
- PPPower play
- 33
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- 10
- →
- GOALGoaltending
- 63
- →
- POSPossession
- 48
- →
- ROSTERRoster
- 57
- →
Why Columbus Blue Jackets is rising
- Over 5 years (21-22 to 25-26): index 92.2 → 98.6, rising (+3.0 per season); improving: results and goaltending.
- EV xGF/60: 2.69 → 2.33 (↓ 13.6%, worse)
- PK xGA/60: 8.97 → 8.46 (↓ 5.7%, better)
- EV xG%: 51.4 % → 44.8 % (↓ 12.8%, worse)
- Roster: 6 key players rising, 4 declining, 8 stable.
- The decline comes mostly from offense; the core is rising.
- Early season (6 games): the pulse rests mostly on the roster, and last season still weighs heavily in the rating this year.
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Pulse by horizon
| 10 games | Season | 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pulse | — | — | -3 | -2 |
| OFF · Offense | — | — | -12 | -12 |
| DEF · Defense | — | — | -1 | +4 |
| PP · Power play | — | — | +5 | +6 |
| PK · Penalty kill | — | — | -12 | -13 |
| GOAL · Goaltending | — | — | +4 | +6 |
| POS · Possession | — | — | -10 | -7 |
| ROSTER · Roster | — | — | +3 | +3 |
— : not enough games yet for that horizon (last 10 vs previous 10: 20 games; season: 25). The 5- and 10-year horizons will come with past seasons' history.
Roster Trend · +3 (core +14)
| Player | Trend | PAL | WAR/60 | Scoring | Passing | Defense | Skating | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach WerenskiD · 29 · core | → +4 | 0 | +6 | 0 | +1 | +10 | -1 | 0 |
| Damon SeversonD · 32 · core | → +9 | +7 | +4 | +1 | +1 | +19 | -4 | -15 |
| Ivan ProvorovD · 29 · core | ↑ +14 | +18 | +4 | +5 | +1 | +7 | -5 | 0 |
| Denton MateychukD · 22 · core | ↑↑ +31 | +27 | +19 | +15 | +13 | -1 | +1 | +30 |
| Charlie CoyleC · 34 · core | ↑↑ +30 | +30 | -1 | +4 | +29 | +3 | +11 | -30 |
| Valeri NichushkinW · 31 · core | → +3 | +12 | -13 | -10 | +2 | +18 | 0 | -15 |
| Matthew KniesW · 23 | ↓↓ -36 | -36 | -36 | -5 | +8 | -14 | -4 | +30 |
| Adam FantilliC · 21 | → -3 | +6 | -32 | +3 | +13 | -2 | -2 | +30 |
| Mathieu OlivierW · 29 | ↑ +26 | +34 | +4 | +6 | +4 | +10 | +2 | 0 |
| Dante FabbroD · 28 | ↓ -23 | -20 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -2 | +2 | 0 |
| Emil AndraeD · 24 | ↑ +17 | +6 | +26 | +5 | +14 | +1 | -10 | +15 |
| Steven LorentzC · 30 | → -7 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -2 | +1 | -1 | -15 |
| Sean MonahanC · 31 | ↓↓ -39 | -43 | -11 | -18 | -8 | -8 | -3 | -15 |
| Conor GarlandW · 30 | ↓↓ -39 | -37 | -23 | -18 | -4 | -19 | +3 | -15 |
| Dmitri VoronkovW · 26 | → 0 | -2 | +3 | 0 | -3 | +10 | -4 | 0 |
| Carson SoucyD · 32 | → +8 | +9 | +4 | +7 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -15 |
| Cole SillingerC · 23 | → 0 | +2 | -4 | -12 | +3 | +7 | +9 | +30 |
| Danton HeinenW · 31 | ↑ +23 | +33 | +9 | +2 | -5 | +16 | -4 | -15 |
A player's trend compares 2025-26 with 2024-25 (PAL, WAR per 60, SC, PA, DF, SK ratings, in percentile points) and adds age. Roster Trend weights each player by ice time and importance: a rising fourth line doesn't offset a declining top center.
The Columbus Blue Jackets story
Awarded on June 25, 1997, the club began play in the 2000-01 season and established its downtown home when Nationwide Arena opened in 2000. Early years were difficult: the franchise failed to reach 30 wins in a season until 2005–06 and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs until 2009, when it was swept by the defending champion Detroit Red Wings. Incremental progress marked the next decade, with the team recording its first playoff game victory in 2014 against the Pittsburgh Penguins and achieving its first playoff series win in 2019 by defeating the Presidents' Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening round.
Today the organization remains a franchise that has yet to reach a conference final, a distinction it shares with the Seattle Kraken (started play in 2021) and the Utah Mammoth (started play in 2024). Home games remain at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus, and the club maintains its American Hockey League affiliation with the Cleveland Monsters. The team’s name and logos draw on Ohio’s Civil War history, a local identity that continues to shape its branding and fan engagement.
Several figures have left a lasting imprint on the club. Among recent captains are Boone Jenner, Nick Foligno and Rick Nash; Nash’s number is included among the franchise’s retired numbers. The current head coach is Rick Bowness.
Historical facts from Wikipedia and NHL archives; text written by PickALeague.
The franchise
- Founded
- 1997
- First season
- 2000-01
- City
- Columbus
- Home
- Nationwide Arena
- Seats
- 18,144
- Head coach
- Rick Bowness
- Owner
- Q16238901
MascotStingerRetired numbers
- 61Rick Nash (2002-12)
Captains
- (No Captain)Oct. 1, 2026 – Present
- Boone JennerOct. 14, 2021 – April 14, 2026
- (No Captain)April 10 – May 8, 2021
- Nick FolignoOct. 9, 2015 – April 8, 2021
- (No Captain)Jan. 19, 2013 – April 11, 2015
- Rick NashMarch 14, 2008 – April 7, 2012
- (No Captain)Feb. 27 – March 9, 2008
- Adam FooteDec. 8, 2005 – Feb. 23, 2008
- (No Captain)Nov. 26 – Dec. 1, 2005
- Luke RichardsonOct. 9, 2003 – Nov. 25, 2005
See all 13
- Ray WhitneyOct. 10, 2002 – April 6, 2003
- (No Captain)March 20 – April 14, 2002
- Lyle OdeleinOct. 7, 2000 – March 16, 2002
Head coaches
- Rick BownessJan. 13, 2026 – Present
- Dean EvasonOct. 10, 2024 – Jan. 11, 2026
- Pascal VincentOct. 12, 2023 – April 16, 2024
- Mike Babcock^
- Brad LarsenOct. 14, 2021 – April 14, 2023
- John TortorellaOct. 22, 2015 – May 8, 2021
- Todd RichardsJan. 10, 2012 – Oct. 20, 2015
- Scott ArnielOct. 8, 2010 – Jan. 8, 2012
- Claude NoelFeb. 4 – April 9, 2010
- Ken HitchcockNov. 24, 2006 – Feb. 2, 2010
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- Gary AgnewNov. 15-22, 2006
- Gerard GallantJan. 2, 2004 – Nov. 12, 2006
- Doug MacLeanJan. 8 – Dec. 31, 2003
- Dave KingOct. 7, 2000 – Jan. 6, 2003
- ^ Named coach July 1, 2023, but resigned before the start of the regular season
Fun facts: Columbus Blue Jackets
Do the Columbus Blue Jackets play tonight?
Not today. Their next game is on November 11, 2026, against the Florida Panthers, at 7:30 p.m..
What channel is the Columbus Blue Jackets game on?
Their next game is carried by ESPN+, HULU, Disney+, SN.
What is the Columbus Blue Jackets record?
7-8-0, good for 14 points in 15 games, 7th in the Metropolitan division.
Who leads the Columbus Blue Jackets in scoring?
Kent Johnson, with 16 points (8 goals, 8 assists).
Where do the Columbus Blue Jackets play?
At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, which seats 18,144.
Who coaches the Columbus Blue Jackets?
Rick Bowness is the head coach.
Have the Columbus Blue Jackets ever won the Stanley Cup?
Not yet.
Which numbers have the Columbus Blue Jackets retired?
1 : 61 Rick Nash.
How long have the Columbus Blue Jackets existed?
Their first season in the league was 2000-01.
Who is the Columbus Blue Jackets mascot?
Stinger.
Who is injured on the Columbus Blue Jackets?
Nobody is listed as injured right now.
Who owns the Columbus Blue Jackets?
Q16238901.