Skip to content

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Thursday, November 19, 2026 · United Center

CBJNHL · CBJHN · CHSN

Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Thursday, November 19, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and CHSN.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

Game 2 of a road trip: NY Islanders, now Chicago.

  1. 92026-11-09: no game
  2. 102026-11-10: vs FLA
  3. 112026-11-11: no game
  4. 122026-11-12: vs TBL
  5. 132026-11-13: no game
  6. 142026-11-14: vs PHI
  7. 152026-11-15: no game
  8. 162026-11-16: no game
  9. 172026-11-17: at NYI
  10. 182026-11-18: no game
  11. 192026-11-19: at CHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~727 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,218 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

Another game at home.

  1. 92026-11-09: no game
  2. 102026-11-10: no game
  3. 112026-11-11: no game
  4. 122026-11-12: vs BUF
  5. 132026-11-13: no game
  6. 142026-11-14: vs WPG
  7. 152026-11-15: no game
  8. 162026-11-16: no game
  9. 172026-11-17: vs TOR
  10. 182026-11-18: no game
  11. 192026-11-19: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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

  1. 14:40 together at 5v5
  2. 9:13 together at 5v5
  3. 8:03 together at 5v5
  4. 6:49 together at 5v5
  1. 17:47 together at 5v5
  2. 12:41 together at 5v5
  3. 11:31 together at 5v5

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJCHI

Settled lines

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

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)CHI 70% (14th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

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

CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)CHI 48.6s (15th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

CBJ 34% (6th most often)CHI 33% (10th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series