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Columbus Blue Jackets vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Wednesday, March 3, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · NBCSCA

Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Wednesday, March 3, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and NBCSCA.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 212027-02-21: no game
  2. 222027-02-22: vs NYI
  3. 232027-02-23: no game
  4. 242027-02-24: no game
  5. 252027-02-25: no game
  6. 262027-02-26: vs NJD
  7. 272027-02-27: vs NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 282027-02-28: no game
  9. 12027-03-01: vs CAR
  10. 22027-03-02: no game
  11. 32027-03-03: at SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~2,090 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,090 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

Another game at home.

  1. 212027-02-21: at FLA
  2. 222027-02-22: no game
  3. 232027-02-23: at TBL
  4. 242027-02-24: no game
  5. 252027-02-25: at CAR
  6. 262027-02-26: no game
  7. 272027-02-27: at PHI
  8. 282027-02-28: no game
  9. 12027-03-01: vs MTL
  10. 22027-03-02: no game
  11. 32027-03-03: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
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
San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJSJS

Settled lines

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

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)SJS 71% (12th 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)SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)SJS 51.3s (2nd 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)SJS 33% (7th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series