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Colorado Avalanche vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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Game preview

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and ALT.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Avalanche

Game 2 of a road trip: Chicago, now Columbus.

  1. 242026-10-24: no game
  2. 252026-10-25: at NSH
  3. 262026-10-26: no game
  4. 272026-10-27: no game
  5. 282026-10-28: vs NJD
  6. 292026-10-29: no game
  7. 302026-10-30: no game
  8. 312026-10-31: vs CGY
  9. 12026-11-01: no game
  10. 22026-11-02: at CHI
  11. 32026-11-03: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~277 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,194 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Philadelphia, Carolina and Dallas).

  1. 242026-10-24: vs VGK
  2. 252026-10-25: no game
  3. 262026-10-26: no game
  4. 272026-10-27: at PHI
  5. 282026-10-28: no game
  6. 292026-10-29: at CAR
  7. 302026-10-30: no game
  8. 312026-10-31: at DAL
  9. 12026-11-01: no game
  10. 22026-11-02: no game
  11. 32026-11-03: vs COL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~912 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,722 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23
Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

COLCBJ

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

COL 58% (6th most shuffled)CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

COL 48.4s (16th longest)CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

COL 24% (4th least often)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series