Columbus Blue Jackets lines 2026-27

As played Oct 3, 2026 vs the Utah Mammoth

In their last game, Oct 3, 2026 vs the Utah Mammoth, the Blue Jackets' top line was Kent Johnson–Matthew Knies–Adam Fantilli (12:35 together at 5-on-5) and the top pair Zach Werenski–Denton Mateychuk (19:43). That line has played together in 2 of the club's last 2 games.

Forward lines, last game

Columbus Blue Jackets forward lines in the last game, most 5-on-5 time together first
UnitPlayers5v5 togetherLast 2 games
Line 1Kent Johnson – Matthew Knies – Adam Fantilli12:352 of 2
Line 2Charlie Coyle – Mathieu Olivier – Cole Sillinger10:042 of 2
Line 3Sean Monahan – Valeri Nichushkin – Conor Garland6:541 of 2
Line 4Danton Heinen – Ryan Lomberg – Dmitri Voronkov4:171 of 2

Defense pairs, last game

Columbus Blue Jackets defense pairs in the last game
UnitPlayers5v5 togetherLast 2 games
Pair 1Zach Werenski – Denton Mateychuk19:432 of 2
Pair 2Carson Soucy – Emil Andrae6:252 of 2
Pair 3Erik Gudbranson – Jake Christiansen4:112 of 2

Most-used units this season (2 games)

  • Kent Johnson–Matthew Knies–Adam Fantilli · 22:52 in 2 games
  • Charlie Coyle–Mathieu Olivier–Cole Sillinger · 20:22 in 2 games
  • Sean Monahan–Valeri Nichushkin–Conor Garland · 6:54 in 1 game
  • Danton Heinen–Conor Garland–Ryan Lomberg · 6:28 in 1 game
  • Sean Monahan–Valeri Nichushkin–Dmitri Voronkov · 6:19 in 1 game
  • Danton Heinen–Ryan Lomberg–Dmitri Voronkov · 4:17 in 1 game
  • Zach Werenski–Denton Mateychuk · 34:51 in 2 games
  • Carson Soucy–Emil Andrae · 15:10 in 2 games
  • Erik Gudbranson–Jake Christiansen · 9:27 in 2 games

From the NHL's shift charts: for every second both clubs had five skaters on the ice, the trio of forwards and the pair of defensemen on for it get the second. Lines are the trios with the most of them, no player twice; the line sheet a coach posts before a game can differ, and power-play units are not counted. Updated after every game.