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Winnipeg Jets vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Thursday, January 28, 2027 · Nationwide Arena

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Game preview

The Winnipeg Jets visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, January 28, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and TSN3.

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

Rest and travel

Jets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 182027-01-18: no game
  2. 192027-01-19: vs MIN
  3. 202027-01-20: no game
  4. 212027-01-21: vs NYR
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: no game
  7. 242027-01-24: vs BUF
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: no game
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: at CBJ
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~970 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~970 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

Back home after a game in Boston.

  1. 182027-01-18: at SEA
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: no game
  4. 212027-01-21: vs CGY
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: at OTT
  7. 242027-01-24: vs ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: at BOS
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: vs WPG
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~643 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,285 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

Winnipeg JetsJetsTue, Oct 13 vs MIN
  1. L1Connor#81Scheifele#55Perfetti#91
    11:17 together at 5v5
  2. L2Iafallo#9Lowry#17Rosen#27
    11:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewVilardi#13Björck#61Niederreiter#62
    11:00 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKoepke#45Namestnikov#7Barron#36
    8:43 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamberg#54Pionk#4
    12:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDeMelo#2Ferraro#38
    11:16 together at 5v5
  3. D3Fleury#24Bauer#77
    10:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connor LScheifele CVilardi CPerfetti CPionk D1:36

Penalty kill

  1. 1Connor LIafallo LDeMelo DFerraro D0:43
  2. 2Lowry CBarron CDeMelo DSamberg D0:42
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.

WPGCBJ

Settled lines

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

WPG 76% (4th most settled)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

WPG 1:35 left (7th latest · 20 pulls)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WPG 48.8s (12th 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

WPG 27% (9th least often)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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