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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Tuesday, January 26, 2027 · TD Garden

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Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and NESN.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 162027-01-16: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 172027-01-17: no game
  3. 182027-01-18: at SEA
  4. 192027-01-19: no game
  5. 202027-01-20: no game
  6. 212027-01-21: vs CGY
  7. 222027-01-22: no game
  8. 232027-01-23: at OTT
  9. 242027-01-24: vs ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 252027-01-25: no game
  11. 262027-01-26: at BOS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~643 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~643 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Bruins

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Colorado, Vegas and Utah).

  1. 162027-01-16: at NYR
  2. 172027-01-17: no game
  3. 182027-01-18: vs TBL
  4. 192027-01-19: no game
  5. 202027-01-20: at COL
  6. 212027-01-21: no game
  7. 222027-01-22: at VGK
  8. 232027-01-23: at UTA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 242027-01-24: no game
  10. 252027-01-25: no game
  11. 262027-01-26: vs CBJ
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,094 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,836 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
Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJBOS

Settled lines

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

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)BOS 72% (9th 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)BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)BOS 48.8s (12th 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)BOS 33% (12th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series