The 2026–27 Columbus Blue Jackets season is the 27th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Standings Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The Columbus Blue Jackets preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2026. 2026 preseason game log: 3–1–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Detroit 0–1 Columbus SO Copley 12,300 1–0–0 2 September 22 Columbus 1–5 Buffalo Talbot 16,328 1–1–0 3 September 24 Pittsburgh 0–4 Columbus Talbot 14,056 2–1–0 4 September 26 Columbus 4–2 Detroit Greaves 16,592 3–1–0

Regular season The Columbus Blue Jackets regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2026. 2026–27 game logOctober: 1–1–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 Buffalo 3–6 Columbus Greaves 18,207 1–0–0 2 2 October 3 Utah 4–1 Columbus Greaves 17,176 1–1–0 2 3 October 9 Pittsburgh – Columbus 4 October 10 Columbus – St. Louis 5 October 13 Florida – Columbus 6 October 17 NY Rangers – Columbus 7 October 18 Columbus – Minnesota 8 October 20 Toronto – Columbus 9 October 24 Vegas – Columbus 10 October 27 Columbus – Philadelphia 11 October 29 Columbus – Carolina 12 October 31 Columbus – Dallas November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 3 Colorado – Columbus 14 November 5 Dallas – Columbus 15 November 6 Columbus – Buffalo 16 November 10 Florida – Columbus 17 November 12 Tampa Bay – Columbus 18 November 14 Philadelphia – Columbus 19 November 17 Columbus – NY Islanders 20 November 19 Columbus – Chicago 21 November 21 Columbus – Toronto 22 November 23 Columbus – New Jersey 23 November 25 New Jersey – Columbus 24 November 27 Detroit – Columbus 25 November 30 Columbus – Pittsburgh December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 3 Columbus – Carolina 27 December 5 Columbus – Nashville 28 December 7 Columbus – Tampa Bay 29 December 10 Minnesota – Columbus 30 December 12 Montreal – Columbus 31 December 13 Columbus – NY Rangers 32 December 15 Carolina – Columbus 33 December 17 Seattle – Columbus 34 December 19 Los Angeles – Columbus 35 December 21 Columbus – Philadelphia 36 December 22 Montreal – Columbus 37 December 26 Columbus – Washington 38 December 27 Edmonton – Columbus 39 December 29 Columbus – Montreal 40 December 31 Washington – Columbus January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 Boston – Columbus 42 January 3 Columbus – NY Rangers 43 January 5 NY Rangers – Columbus 44 January 7 Columbus – New Jersey 45 January 8 Buffalo – Columbus 46 January 12 Columbus – Calgary 47 January 15 Columbus – Edmonton 48 January 16 Columbus – Vancouver 49 January 18 Columbus – Seattle 50 January 21 Calgary – Columbus 51 January 23 Columbus – Ottawa 52 January 24 Anaheim – Columbus 53 January 26 Columbus – Boston 54 January 28 Winnipeg – Columbus 55 January 30 Detroit – Columbus February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 February 8 Columbus – Toronto 57 February 9 Columbus – Ottawa 58 February 11 Ottawa – Columbus 59 February 13 Columbus – Boston 60 February 15 Columbus – Colorado 61 February 17 Columbus – Utah 62 February 18 Columbus – Vegas 63 February 20 Nashville – Columbus 64 February 22 NY Islanders – Columbus 65 February 26 New Jersey – Columbus 66 February 27 NY Islanders – Columbus March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 67 March 1 Carolina – Columbus 68 March 3 Columbus – San Jose 69 March 5 Columbus – Los Angeles 70 March 7 Columbus – Anaheim 71 March 11 Vancouver – Columbus 72 March 13 San Jose – Columbus 73 March 16 Pittsburgh – Columbus 74 March 18 Columbus – Detroit 75 March 20 Columbus – Winnipeg 76 March 22 Columbus – Pittsburgh 77 March 25 Chicago – Columbus 78 March 27 St. Louis – Columbus 79 March 30 Columbus – Florida April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 1 Columbus – Tampa Bay 81 April 3 Columbus – Washington 82 April 6 Washington – Columbus 83 April 8 Philadelphia – Columbus 84 April 10 Columbus – NY Islanders Legend:

Roster

Player statistics

Skaters Regular season Player

Goaltenders Regular season Player †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

Trades Date Details Ref To Colorado AvalancheSTL 2nd-round pick in 2026 (#43 overall)3rd-round pick in 20275th-round pick in 2028 To Columbus Blue JacketsValeri Nichushkin To Montreal CanadiensHunter McKown To Columbus Blue JacketsLuke Tuch To Washington CapitalsTOR 4th-round pick in 2026 (#101 overall) To Columbus Blue Jackets4th-round pick in 2026 (#112 overall)SJS 5th-round pick in 2028 To Minnesota WildWSH 4th-round pick in 2026 (#112 overall) To Columbus Blue Jackets4th-round pick in 2026 (#121 overall)6th-round pick in 2026 (#185 overall)

Players acquired Date Player New team Term Via Ref Ryan Lomberg Calgary Flames 2-year Free agency Pheonix Copley Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency Riley Bezeau Cleveland Monsters (AHL) 1-year Free agency Colton White New Jersey Devils 2-year Free agency

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref Mason Marchment San Jose Sharks 5-year Free agency Brendan Gaunce Boston Bruins 2-year Free agency Zach Aston-Reese Philadelphia Flyers 2-year Free agency Boone Jenner Washington Capitals 4-year Free agency Zach Sawchenko Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency

Signings Date Player Term Ref Owen Sillinger 1-year Erik Gudbranson 1-year Sergei Ivanov 2-year Luke Tuch 2-year Danton Heinen 1-year Jet Greaves 3-year Cole Sillinger 3-year Adam Fantilli 6-year

Draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 26 and 27, 2026, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)114 Oscar Hemming LW Boston College Eagles (ECAC)394 Alessandro Di Iorio C Sarnia Sting (OHL)4121 Evan Jardine LW Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)5142 Parker Snell G Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)6182 Anttoni Uronen C HIFK Hockey (Liiga)6185 Jonas Woo D Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)7206 Filip Novak LW HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga) Notes

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