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Vancouver Canucks vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Thursday, March 11, 2027 · Nationwide Arena

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · SNP

Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, March 11, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN and SNP.

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

Rest and travel

Canucks

Game 3 of a road trip: Montréal and Buffalo, now Columbus.

  1. 12027-03-01: no game
  2. 22027-03-02: no game
  3. 32027-03-03: vs CHI
  4. 42027-03-04: no game
  5. 52027-03-05: no game
  6. 62027-03-06: at MTL
  7. 72027-03-07: no game
  8. 82027-03-08: no game
  9. 92027-03-09: at BUF
  10. 102027-03-10: no game
  11. 112027-03-11: at CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~294 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,903 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

First home game after a 3-game road trip (San Jose, Los Angeles and Anaheim).

  1. 12027-03-01: vs CAR
  2. 22027-03-02: no game
  3. 32027-03-03: at SJS
  4. 42027-03-04: no game
  5. 52027-03-05: at LAK
  6. 62027-03-06: no game
  7. 72027-03-07: at ANA
  8. 82027-03-08: no game
  9. 92027-03-09: no game
  10. 102027-03-10: no game
  11. 112027-03-11: vs VAN
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,960 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,383 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

Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54
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.

VANCBJ

Settled lines

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

VAN 71% (13th 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

VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)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

VAN 32% (13th most often)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series