Columbus Blue Jackets
Season record and player statistics.
Columbus Blue Jackets 2026–27 season summary
Playoffs not started
League21
East11
Metropolitan6
GP2
W1
L1
OT0
PTS2
GF–GA7–7
Contract responsibilities
Cap commitments
This table shows how much each player counts against the team’s salary cap by season, along with retained salary and buyout costs.
Core
| Forwards | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Fantilli
|
C | 22.0 | 1 | $13,750,000 | $13,750,000 | $13,750,000 | $13,750,000 | $13,750,000 | $13,750,000 | — |
 Matthew Knies
|
LW,RW | 24.0 | 2 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | — | — |
 Valeri Nichushkin
|
RW,LW | 31.6 | 1 | $6,125,000 | $6,125,000 | $6,125,000 | $6,125,000 | — | — | — |
|
Charlie Coyle
|
C,RW | 34.6 | 1 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | — |
|
Conor Garland
|
RW,LW | 30.6 | 5 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | — |
|
Sean Monahan
|
C | 32.0 | 1 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | UFA | — | — | — |
|
Cole Sillinger
|
C,LW | 23.4 | 1 | $4,625,000 | $4,625,000 | $4,625,000 | — | — | — | — |
|
Dmitri Voronkov
|
C,LW | 26.1 | 4 | $4,175,000 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Mathieu Olivier
|
RW,LW | 29.6 | U | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | UFA | — |
|
Kent Johnson
|
LW,RW | 24.0 | 1 | $1,800,000 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Steven Lorentz
|
LW,C | 30.5 | 7 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Isac Lundeström
|
C,LW | 26.9 | 1 | $1,300,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defence | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 |
|
Zach Werenski
|
LD | 29.2 | 1 | $9,583,334 | $9,583,334 | UFA | — | — | — | — |
|
Ivan Provorov
|
LD,RD | 29.7 | 1 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | UFA |
|
Damon Severson
|
LD,RD | 32.2 | 2 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | UFA | — |
|
Dante Fabbro
|
RD,LD | 28.3 | 1 | $4,125,000 | $4,125,000 | $4,125,000 | UFA | — | — | — |
|
Erik Gudbranson
|
RD | 34.7 | 1 | $1,750,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Emil Andrae
|
LD,RD | 24.6 | 2 | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 |
|
Jet Greaves
|
G | 25.5 | U | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | — | — | — | — |
|
Cam Talbot
|
G | 39.3 | U | $950,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dead Cap Hit
| Player | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elvis Merzlikins
|
G | 32.5 | 3 | $972,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rotation
| Forwards | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ryan Lomberg
|
LW | 31.8 | U | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Danton Heinen
|
LW,C | 31.3 | 4 | $1,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Oiva Keskinen
|
C | 22.6 | 7 | $960,000 | $960,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Josh Eernisse
|
C | 24.8 | U | $952,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Riley Bezeau
|
RW | 24.4 | U | $940,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Luca Pinelli
|
C | 21.5 | 4 | $934,166 | $934,166 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Max McCue
|
C | 23.7 | 5 | $933,333 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jack Williams
|
RW,C | 24.6 | U | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Luke Tuch
|
LW | 24.6 | 2 | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Mikael Pyyhtia
|
LW,RW | 24.8 | 4 | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jordan Dumais
|
RW | 22.5 | 3 | $859,999 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Luca Del Bel Belluz
|
C,LW | 22.9 | 2 | $859,999 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — |
|
James Malatesta
|
LW,C | 23.4 | 5 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Owen Sillinger
|
C,LW | 29.0 | U | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defence | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 |
|
Carson Soucy
|
LD | 32.2 | 5 | $1,150,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Boston Buckberger
|
D | 23.3 | U | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jake Christiansen
|
LD | 27.1 | U | $975,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Charlie Elick
|
D | 20.7 | 2 | $965,000 | $965,000 | $965,000 | — | — | — | — |
|
Guillaume Richard
|
D | 23.7 | 4 | $942,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Luca Marrelli
|
D | 21.0 | 3 | $931,944 | $931,944 | $931,944 | — | — | — | — |
|
Caleb MacDonald
|
D | 23.9 | U | $922,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Denton Mateychuk
|
LD,RD | 22.2 | 1 | $886,666 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Colton White
|
LD | 29.4 | 4 | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Corson Ceulemans
|
RD | 23.4 | 1 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 |
|
Sergei Ivanov
|
G | 22.5 | 5 | $970,000 | $970,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Evan Gardner
|
G | 20.7 | 2 | $963,889 | $963,889 | $963,889 | — | — | — | — |
|
Nolan Lalonde
|
G | 22.6 | U | $860,556 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Pheonix Copley
|
G | 34.7 | U | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Schedule and results
Season form
Home1–1–0
Away0–0–0
Last 101–1–0
StreakL1
GF / game3.50
GA / game3.50
Shot diff.-8.0
Power play40.0%
3+ goal record1–0–0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | SOG | Opp SOG | PP | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 |  vs BUF |
W | 6–3 | 23 | 26 | 2/3 | Boxscore |
| Oct 3 |  vs UTA |
L | 1–4 | 18 | 31 | 0/2 | Boxscore |
| Oct 9 |  vs PIT |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 10 |  at STL |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 13 |  vs FLA |
— | 10:15 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 17 |  vs NYR |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 18 |  at MIN |
— | 10:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 20 |  vs TOR |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 24 |  vs VGK |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 27 |  at PHI |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
Regular season
Skaters
Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||||
|
Matthew Knies
| LW,RW | 24.0 | $7,750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 16:55 |
|
Charlie Coyle
| C,RW | 34.6 | $6,000,000 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 17:14 |
|
Kent Johnson
| LW,RW | 24.0 | $1,800,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 6 | 16:04 |
|
Adam Fantilli
| C | 22.0 | $13,750,000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 19:00 |
|
Cole Sillinger
| C,LW | 23.4 | $4,625,000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 5 | 14:21 |
|
Mathieu Olivier
| RW,LW | 29.6 | $3,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 7 | 4 | 14:58 |
|
Sean Monahan
| C | 32.0 | $5,500,000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 |
|
Dmitri Voronkov
| C,LW | 26.1 | $4,175,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11:47 |
|
Valeri Nichushkin
| RW,LW | 31.6 | $6,125,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 16:16 |
|
Conor Garland
| RW,LW | 30.6 | $6,000,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 |
|
Danton Heinen
| LW,C | 31.3 | $1,000,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:48 |
|
Ryan Lomberg
| LW | 31.8 | $1,300,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 2 | 9:14 |
| Defense | |||||||||||
|
Zach Werenski
| LD | 29.2 | $9,583,334 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 30:15 |
|
Denton Mateychuk
| LD,RD | 22.2 | $886,666 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 4 | 3 | 27:48 |
|
Emil Andrae
| LD,RD | 24.6 | $1,550,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 14:40 |
|
Carson Soucy
| LD | 32.2 | $1,150,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 18:22 |
|
Erik Gudbranson
| RD | 34.7 | $1,750,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 |
|
Jake Christiansen
| LD | 27.1 | $975,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:26 |
Goalies
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | GP | GS | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jet Greaves
| G | 25.5 | $5,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 | 0.877 | 0 |
Card checklist
Columbus Blue Jackets 2026–27 cards
Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.
Core
Forwards
-
Not collected
Matthew Knies LW,RW
CBJ · 2026–27
-
Not collected
Adam Fantilli C
CBJ · 2026–27
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Not collected
Kent Johnson LW,RW
CBJ · 2026–27
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Not collected
Cole Sillinger C,LW
CBJ · 2026–27
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Not collected
Charlie Coyle C,RW
CBJ · 2026–27
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Not collected
Mathieu Olivier RW,LW
CBJ · 2026–27