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Montréal Canadiens vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Tuesday, December 22, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday, December 22, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN, TSN2 and RDS.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 3 of a road trip: Buffalo and Minnesota, now Columbus.

  1. 122026-12-12: at CBJ
  2. 132026-12-13: no game
  3. 142026-12-14: vs EDM
  4. 152026-12-15: no game
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: no game
  7. 182026-12-18: at BUF
  8. 192026-12-19: at MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 202026-12-20: no game
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: at CBJ
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~618 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,658 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

Back home after a game in Philadelphia.

  1. 122026-12-12: vs MTL
  2. 132026-12-13: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: vs CAR
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: vs SEA
  7. 182026-12-18: no game
  8. 192026-12-19: vs LAK
  9. 202026-12-20: no game
  10. 212026-12-21: at PHI
  11. 222026-12-22: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~415 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~831 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

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
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.

MTLCBJ

Settled lines

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

MTL 69% (16th 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

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th 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

MTL 38% (3rd most often)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series