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Columbus Blue Jackets vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Thursday, January 7, 2027 · Prudential Center

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Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Thursday, January 7, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and MSG.

This is the third of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 282026-12-28: no game
  2. 292026-12-29: at MTL
  3. 302026-12-30: no game
  4. 312026-12-31: vs WSH
  5. 12027-01-01: no game
  6. 22027-01-02: vs BOS
  7. 32027-01-03: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 42027-01-04: no game
  9. 52027-01-05: vs NYR
  10. 62027-01-06: no game
  11. 72027-01-07: at NJD
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~468 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~468 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Devils

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Utah, Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose).

  1. 282026-12-28: no game
  2. 292026-12-29: at UTA
  3. 302026-12-30: no game
  4. 312026-12-31: no game
  5. 12027-01-01: at ANA
  6. 22027-01-02: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 32027-01-03: no game
  8. 42027-01-04: at SJS
  9. 52027-01-05: no game
  10. 62027-01-06: no game
  11. 72027-01-07: vs CBJ
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,541 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,415 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

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
New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJNJD

Settled lines

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

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)NJD 72% (8th 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)NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)NJD 49.6s (8th 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)NJD 35% (5th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series