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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Thursday, March 18, 2027 · Little Caesars Arena

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Game preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, March 18, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN, CBJNHL and CBJHN.

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

Rest and travel

Blue Jackets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 82027-03-08: no game
  2. 92027-03-09: no game
  3. 102027-03-10: no game
  4. 112027-03-11: vs VAN
  5. 122027-03-12: no game
  6. 132027-03-13: vs SJS
  7. 142027-03-14: no game
  8. 152027-03-15: no game
  9. 162027-03-16: vs PIT
  10. 172027-03-17: no game
  11. 182027-03-18: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~164 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~164 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Red Wings

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Pittsburgh and Philadelphia).

  1. 82027-03-08: no game
  2. 92027-03-09: at WPG
  3. 102027-03-10: no game
  4. 112027-03-11: no game
  5. 122027-03-12: vs BUF
  6. 132027-03-13: no game
  7. 142027-03-14: at PIT
  8. 152027-03-15: no game
  9. 162027-03-16: at PHI
  10. 172027-03-17: no game
  11. 182027-03-18: vs CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~444 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~907 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
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CBJDET

Settled lines

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

CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)DET 66% (14th 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

CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)DET 47.4s (10th 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)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series