Scratches: Danton Heinen, Dmitri Voronkov, Jake Christiansen, Dante Fabbro (decrease physique)
Injured Reserve: D Brendan Smith (knee surgical procedure, out three to 4 months as of Jan. 8)
Roster Report: The Blue Jackets added Garland in a commerce Friday and he’s anticipated to make his CBJ debut, whereas Werenski (sickness) and Marchment (decrease physique) ought to be good to go barring any setbacks. Fabbro will miss a second straight recreation with a decrease physique damage however skated at present.
This Day in CBJ History
March 7, 2007: David Vyborny scores a power-play purpose in additional time and the Blue Jackets down Los Angeles by a 3-2 rating in Nationwide Arena. Vyborny finishes with two objectives and an help, whereas Geoff Platt additionally scores.
March 7, 2009: Rick Nash turns into the first participant since Montreal’s Maurice “Rocket” Richard in 1947-48 to report an unassisted hat trick as the Jackets set a franchise report for objectives in a recreation in an 8-2 win at Detroit. R.J. Umberger provides two objectives and an help whereas Jason Williams, Andrew Murray and Raffi Torres additionally rating.
March 7, 2013: The Blue Jackets win their third recreation in a row – all in an additional time or shootout – as Matt Calvert tallies 4:03 into the additional body to present Columbus a 2-1 residence win vs. Vancouver.
March 7, 2017: Sergei Bobrovsky turns into the second CBJ goalie, becoming a member of Steve Mason, to report three straight shutouts when he stops all 33 photographs in a 2-0 win vs. New Jersey at Nationwide Arena. Columbus shuts out the Devils for the second time in three days, with Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cam Atkinson scoring in the third interval, as the Blue Jackets enhance to 42-17-6.
March 7, 2022: Zach Werenski turns into the franchise’s all-time chief in factors by a defenseman (224) with an help vs. Toronto, surpassing Seth Jones (223). Oliver Bjorkstrand scores his twentieth purpose of the season in a 5-4 loss to the Maple Leafs.
March 7, 2025: A quiet commerce deadline passes for the Blue Jackets, who make simply one deal, buying ahead Luke Kunin from San Jose for a fourth-round draft decide.
The Numbers Game
Denton Mateychuk is ready to play in his a hundredth profession recreation. … Despite lacking the final three video games, Zach Werenski is the solely NHL defenseman with no less than 20 objectives (20) and 60 factors (65) on the season, tying for second amongst league blueliners in objectives and putting third in factors Werenski has a career-best nine-game level streak (2-11-13), and factors in 22 of his final 24 video games (11-24-35) in addition to 33 of his final 38 (16-38-54). He leads NHL defensemen in multipoint video games (21, tied for tenth general in NHL) and is the fourth lively NHL defenseman with three-plus 20-goal seasons. … Kirill Marchenko (4-7-11) has factors in eight of the final 9 video games. … Charlie Coyle has 10 objectives and 22 factors in the previous 17 video games in addition to a 6-11-17 line in the final 11 contests, tying him for sixth in the NHL in factors in that span. … Adam Fantilli noticed a four-game purpose streak snapped Thursday however has posted a 5-7-12 line in the final 11 video games. … Mathieu Olivier had his third two-goal recreation of the season Thursday and has seven objectives in the final 10 video games. He is ready to play in his 299th profession NHL recreation tonight. … Ivan Provorov tied a profession excessive with three factors (one purpose, two assists) Thursday. … Blue Jackets defensemen have scored 45 objectives this season, the most in the NHL. … Columbus has scored the first purpose in 24 of the final 30 contests and lead the league by scoring first in 39 of 61 video games general. … The Blue Jackets are 5-1 in shootouts this 12 months. … Miles Wood and Danton Heinen are every one purpose away from 100 of their NHL careers, whereas Marchenko is three away. … Boone Jenner has 203 profession assists, one behind David Vyborny for third most in staff historical past.
Know The Foe: Utah Mammoth
Head coach: André Tourigny (Fifth season)
Team stats: Goals per recreation: 3.16 (14th) | Scoring protection: 2.73 (4th) | PP: 17.2 % (twenty fifth) | PK: 78.0 % (twenty first)
The narrative: Now of their second 12 months in Utah, the Mammoth have only one playoff look in the previous 13 seasons courting again to their time in Arizona. After growing their level whole in every of the previous three seasons, Utah is on the brink of returning to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, holding a wild card spot and a six-point lead on its closest opponents. With a powerful younger core, the power round the franchise in Utah is powerful given the funding by proprietor Ryan Smith.
Scoring leaders: Clayton Keller has turn into one in all the most underrated scorers in the league, averaging 84 factors the previous three seasons, and the U.S. gold medalist leads the Mammoth with 61 factors on 19 objectives and 42 assists. Nick Schmaltz is correct behind with a 24-34-58 line, whereas 22-year-old Dylan Guenther has a team-high 28 objectives amongst his 53 factors. Mikhail Sergachev (10-32-42) was out for the final recreation however leads the protection, whereas JJ Peterka has 21 objectives in his first season in Utah.
In internet: Karel Vejmelka has established himself as the Mammoth’s No. 1, main the NHL with 48 begins and 29 wins in opposition to 16 losses and two OT setbacks together with a 2.61 GAA and .900 save proportion. Vitek Vanečěk is the backup and is 4-9-2 this season.
What’s new: The Mammoth have hit one other gear since the calendar flipped to 2026, posting a 15-6-1 report and holding groups to only 2.41 objectives per recreation in that span and getting standout play from Keller (28 factors, plus-20), Schmaltz (25 factors, plus-22) and Guenther (21 factors). They’ll come to Columbus on a two-game successful streak, having received the first two video games of a five-game street journey at Washington and Philadelphia. Utah additionally was an lively participant at the commerce deadline, buying defenseman MacKenzie Weegar from Calgary.
Trending: All three video games so far between the squads since the franchise’s transfer to Utah have been 3-2 additional time finals received by the street staff. Columbus did the honor in the first matchup of the season Jan. 11 in Salt Lake City, with Dmitri Voronkov scoring in the additional body on the energy play.
Former CBJ: The well-traveled Ian Cole is on his ninth staff, and his second 12 months with Utah has yielded a 2-14-16 line and plus-19 ranking. Kevin Stenlund has performed in 61 video games this 12 months in a bottom-six position, notching 4 objectives amongst 13 factors.
