Columbus Blue Jackets vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Thursday, March 26, 2026 · Centre Bell

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1–2

Final

SOG 26–20

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Centre Bell. The Blue Jackets outshot the Canadiens 26-20.

Goals came from Jayden Struble, Damon Severson and Zachary Bolduc.

Jakub Dobes made 25 saves on 26 shots for the win; Jet Greaves stopped 18 of 20.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CBJ	1	0	0	1	26
MTL	1	0	1	2	20

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Jayden Struble (1)Zachary Bolduc (17), Lane Hutson (59)0–109:54 MTL
Damon Severson (8)Boone Jenner (23), Isac Lundeström (7)1–112:17 CBJ

3rd period

Zachary Bolduc (11)Jake Evans (11), Mike Matheson (28)1–204:36 MTL

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

GoalCBJ on iceMTL on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 MTL

1st 9:54 · Struble

Provorov 0:55

NormalProvorov 0:55

1–1 CBJ

1st 12:17 · Severson

Danault 0:39

Fresh legsDanault 0:39

1–2 MTL

3rd 4:36 · Bolduc

Olivier 0:37

Fresh legsOlivier 0:37

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

CBJMTL

26Shots on goal20

49%Faceoff %51%

0/1Power play0/2

6Penalty minutes4

27Hits24

8Blocked shots17

17Giveaways8

5Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 04:18Juraj Slafkovský · holding2 min
2nd 07:41Jake Evans · roughing2 min
2nd 07:41Miles Wood · roughing2 min
2nd 14:36Zach Werenski · interference2 min
3rd 14:44Boone Jenner · interference goalkeeper2 min

Season series

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

21Isac LundeströmC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	12:12
38Boone JennerC	0	1	1	+1	1	3	0	2	67	13:53
78Damon SeversonD	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	21:23
3Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	53	15:20
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	–	11:49
11Miles WoodL	0	0	0	+1	1	3	1	2	–	08:47
17Mason MarchmentL	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	18:36
19Adam FantilliC	0	0	0	0	4	8	0	0	38	18:35
23Sean MonahanC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	43	18:45
24Mathieu OlivierR	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	–	12:47
43Danton HeinenL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	12:33
83Conor GarlandR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	14:43
86Kirill MarchenkoR	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	18:47
5Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	12:37
8Zach WerenskiD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	–	27:21
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	-2	2	0	3	0	–	21:34
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	–	15:04
44Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	+1	3	3	0	0	–	20:36

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73Jet GreavesG	L	20	18	2	.900	58:38
90Elvis MerzlikinsG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

76Zachary BolducR	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	0	–	13:51
71Jake EvansC	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	2	46	18:56
8Mike MathesonD	0	1	1	+1	3	0	4	0	–	21:24
47Jayden StrubleD	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	–	12:05
48Lane HutsonD	0	1	1	0	3	0	3	0	–	19:45
11Brendan GallagherR	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	08:15
13Cole CaufieldR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	17:48
14Nick SuzukiC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	64	19:38
15Alex NewhookC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50	16:32
17Josh AndersonR	0	0	0	+2	1	3	0	0	–	16:12
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	–	19:24
24Phillip DanaultC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	50	09:40
90Joseph VelenoC	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	–	07:00
91Oliver KapanenC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	15:22
93Ivan DemidovR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	17:15
21Kaiden GuhleD	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	–	20:50
45Alexandre CarrierD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	17:18
53Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	–	24:45

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Jacob FowlerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
75Jakub DobesG	W	26	25	1	.962	60:00