The Montreal Canadiens (3-2-1) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (3-2-1) at Bell Centre on Thursday, October 26 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSOH, with both teams fresh off of a loss. The Canadiens are coming off a 5-2 defeat to the New Jersey Devils, while the Blue Jackets were beaten by the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in overtime in their last game.
Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, October 26, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Canadiens and Blue Jackets Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Canadiens Insights
- The Canadiens rank 16th in the league with 18 goals scored (three per game).
- The Canadiens rank 17th in goals against, allowing 20 total goals (3.3 per game) in league action.
- Their -2 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
- The four power-play goals the Canadiens have put up this season (to rank 16th in the NHL) have come on 24 power-play chances.
- The Canadiens have the league’s 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.67%).
- The one shorthanded goal the Canadiens have scored this season rank seventh among NHL squads.
- The Canadiens’ 75.76% penalty-kill success rate ranks 19th in the league.
- The Canadiens win the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.8%.
- The Canadiens connect on 10.4% of their shots (14th in the league).
- The Canadiens have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 22 hits and 18.2 blocked shots per game.
Canadiens Key Players
- Cole Caufield is one of Montreal’s leading contributors this season with six points. He has averaged 0.5 goals per game, shooting 15.8%.
- Tanner Pearson has three goals and two assists for Montreal to compile five total points (0.8 per game).
- On 12 shots (for two goals) and three assists, Sean Monahan has contributed five points this season.
- As Montreal’s top goalie, Cayden Primeau has recorded 0 wins and 1 loss this season while giving up four goals with 29 saves.
Canadiens Injuries
Carey Price: Knee (Out), Kirby Dach: Knee (Out For Season), Chris Wideman: Back (Out), Christian Dvorak: Knee (Out), Kaiden Guhle: Upper Body (Questionable), David Savard: Upper Body (Out)
Blue Jackets Insights
- With 17 goals (2.8 per game), the Blue Jackets have the NHL’s 19th-ranked offense.
- The Blue Jackets give up 3.2 goals per game (19 in total), 14th in the league.
- Their -2 goal differential is 18th in the league.
- With three power-play goals (on 21 chances), the Blue Jackets are 19th in the NHL.
- The Blue Jackets’ power-play percentage (14.29) ranks them 20th in the league.
- The 85% penalty-kill percentage of the Blue Jackets is 10th in the league.
- At 48.5%, the Blue Jackets have the league’s 24th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- With a shooting percentage of 8.6%, the Blue Jackets are 22nd in the league.
- The Blue Jackets have not held their opponents scoreless yet this season.
Blue Jackets Key Players
- Ivan Provorov’s zero goals and five assists in six games for Columbus add up to five total points on the season.
- Boone Jenner is a key piece of the offense for Columbus with five total points this season. He has scored four goals and added one assist in six games.
- Columbus’ Adam Fantilli is among the leading scorers on the team with four total points (two goals and two assists).
- Spencer Martin has a 91.463 save percentage (22nd in the league), with 75 total saves, conceding seven goals (1.2 goals against average). He has compiled a 1-1-0 record this season.
Blue Jackets Injuries
Daniil Tarasov: Undisclosed (Out), Yegor Chinakhov: Undisclosed (Out), Patrik Laine: Upper Body (Out)
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