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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Thursday, February 18, 2027 · T-Mobile Arena

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Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, February 18, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN, SN and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

Game 4 of a road trip: Boston, Colorado and Utah, now Vegas.

  1. 82027-02-08: at TOR
  2. 92027-02-09: at OTT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 102027-02-10: no game
  4. 112027-02-11: vs OTT
  5. 122027-02-12: no game
  6. 132027-02-13: at BOS
  7. 142027-02-14: no game
  8. 152027-02-15: at COL
  9. 162027-02-16: no game
  10. 172027-02-17: at UTA
  11. 182027-02-18: at VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~368 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,147 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

Another game at home.

  1. 82027-02-08: no game
  2. 92027-02-09: no game
  3. 102027-02-10: no game
  4. 112027-02-11: no game
  5. 122027-02-12: no game
  6. 132027-02-13: vs CGY
  7. 142027-02-14: no game
  8. 152027-02-15: vs DET
  9. 162027-02-16: no game
  10. 172027-02-17: no game
  11. 182027-02-18: vs CBJ
rest since last game
2 days
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

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
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJVGK

Settled lines

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

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)VGK 77% (2nd 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)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← 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)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series