Final Jan 28
NYR 2 +125 o6.5
NYI 5 -150 u6.5
Final Jan 28
PHI 3 +100 o6.5
CLB 5 -120 u6.5
Final Jan 28
COL 2 -155 o6.5
OTT 5 +130 u6.5
Columbus 5th Metropolitan25-20-6-1
New Jersey 7th Metropolitan27-24-2-0

Blue Jackets vs Devils Game Overview

CLB vs NJRecords

CLB vs NJRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Columbus logo CLB 21-19-7 23-24-0 23-23-1 10-12-3 11-7-4
New Jersey logo NJ 24-21-2 19-28-0 20-27-0 12-13-0 12-8-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
3-6-1
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Dec 31, '25 CLB  logo 3 - 2 NJ +100 u6.0 35 33 0-3 1-1
Dec 01, '25 NJ  logo 5 - 3 CLB +120 o6.0 33 25 2-5 1-3
Oct 13, '25 CLB  logo 3 - 2 NJ -122 u6.5 33 28 0-5 2-2
Mar 17, '25 CLB  logo 2 - 1 NJ -124 u5.5 46 20 0-1 0-1
Mar 11, '25 NJ  logo 5 - 3 NJ -162 o5.5 28 20 1-5 0-3
Dec 19, '24 CLB  logo 4 - 2 CLB +191 u6.5 20 42 1-2 0-1
Jan 19, '24 CLB  logo 4 - 1 NJ -148 u6.5 30 33 0-3 0-4
Dec 27, '23 NJ  logo 4 - 3 (OT) NJ -250 P7.0 35 29 0-3 0-3
Dec 16, '23 CLB  logo 6 - 3 NJ -227 o7.0 26 30 1-4 1-2
Nov 24, '23 NJ  logo 2 - 1 CLB +197 u7.0 38 28 0-2 0-3

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CLB vs NJInjury report

Columbus logoColumbus's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
B. Smith D Out - Leg( Jan 07, '26) Jan 07, '26
The Columbus Blue Jackets said on Thursday (Jan. 8) that Smith underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee and is expected to make a full recovery in 3-4 months.

Columbus Starters Last Game

New Jersey's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
C. Glass C Day To Day - Undisclosed( Jan 26, '26) Jan 26, '26
Glass was injured on Tuesday's (Jan. 27) game versus the Jets and did not return. He will require further evaluation to determine his status moving forward, as per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.
L. Hughes D Out - Shoulder( Jan 20, '26) Jan 20, '26
The New Jersey Devils placed D Luke Hughes on Long-Term Injured Reserve on Wednesday (Jan. 21).
S. Noesen RW Out - Knee( Jan 09, '26) Jan 09, '26
The New Jersey Devils placed F Stefan Noesen on long-term injured reserve on Saturday (Jan. 10) and will undergo knee surgery next week.
Z. MacEwen RW Out For Season - ACL( Jan 09, '26) Jan 09, '26
The New Jersey Devils said on Saturday (Jan. 10) that MacEwen is out for the rest of the season after having ACL surgery.
M. McLaughlin C Out - Undisclosed( Oct 05, '25) Oct 05, '25
The New Jersey Devils placed F Marc McLaughlin on injured reserve on Monday (Oct. 6).

New Jersey Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
2.33
Save %
.878
Columbus Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
E.Merzlikins Jan 28, 2026 CLB 5 - PHI 3 W 3 27 .889 - W -120 o6.5
J.Greaves Jan 24, 2026 CLB 8 - TB 5 W 5 30 .833 - W +100 o6.5
J.Greaves Jan 22, 2026 CLB 1 - DAL 0 W 0 28 1.00 - W -110 u6.0
E.Merzlikins Jan 20, 2026 CLB 1 - OTT 4 L 2 7 .714 - L -110 u6.5
J.Greaves Jan 20, 2026 CLB 1 - OTT 4 - 1 13 .923 - L -110 u6.5
E.Merzlikins Jan 17, 2026 PIT 3 - CLB 4 (SO) W 3 33 .909 - W -104 o6.5
W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
2.60
Save %
.886
New Jersey Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Allen Jan 27, 2026 NJ 3 - WIN 4 L 4 26 .846 - L -122 o5.5
J.Markstrom Jan 25, 2026 SEA 4 - NJ 2 L 3 18 .833 - L -128 o5.5
J.Markstrom Jan 23, 2026 VAN 4 - NJ 5 W 4 25 .840 - W -152 o6.0
J.Allen Jan 20, 2026 EDM 1 - NJ 2 W 1 23 .957 - W +146 u6.0
J.Markstrom Jan 19, 2026 CAL 1 - NJ 2 (OT) W 1 22 .955 - W -125 u6.0

CLB vs NJStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.06 Total 3.09
0.91 1st Period 1.04
1.06 2nd Period 0.91
0.91 3rd Period 1.09
0.09 OT 0.04

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
30.68 Total 28.26
8.87 1st Period 8.60
8.83 2nd Period 9.89
8.81 3rd Period 8.15
0.60 OT 0.28

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.10 Total 0.89
0.10 1st Period 0.88
0.12 2nd Period 0.91
0.10 3rd Period 0.87
0.14 OT 0.85

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
24 - 118 G/Att vs. GA/Att 28 - 120
20.34 PP % vs. PK % 76.67

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Columbus Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Jet Greaves 942 855 0.908 14-12-6
Elvis Merzlikins 502 443 0.882 7-7-1

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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