Montreal Canadiens v Columbus Blue Jackets

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MCMontreal Canadiens1011–1107–44 all time (since 1999)2026-27: 10–6WWWLWMore penalty minutesMore attendance CBJColumbus Blue Jackets832–1093–33 all time (since 2000)2026-27: 7–8LLWWLFewer penaltiesMore hits

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The numbers lean Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 46 meetings in NHL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.

Montreal Canadiens lead the head to head 23–22 (1 draw) from 46 meetings since 2000.
2026-27: Montreal Canadiens 10–6, Columbus Blue Jackets 7–8. Montreal Canadiens have the better margin, +0.4 a game to -0.5.
Last five: Montreal Canadiens 4 wins, Columbus Blue Jackets 2.
Columbus Blue Jackets concede fewer penalties per game: 3.5 to 5.4.
Montreal Canadiens average more penalty minutes per game: 12 to 8.4.
Montreal Canadiens average more attendance per game: 20,596.7 to 16,965.4.
Montreal Canadiens’ biggest win in the rivalry: 8–2 in 2022-23, by 6.
Columbus Blue Jackets’ biggest win in the rivalry: 10–0 in 2016-17, by 10.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Head to head

2346 games · 1 drawn
since 200022

12 Apr 2026 · Bell Centre, MontrealMontreal Canadiens 2Columbus Blue Jackets 5
27 Mar 2026 · Bell Centre, MontrealMontreal Canadiens 2Columbus Blue Jackets 1
18 Nov 2025 · Nationwide Arena, ColumbusMontreal Canadiens 3Columbus Blue Jackets 4
24 Dec 2024 · Nationwide Arena, ColumbusMontreal Canadiens 4Columbus Blue Jackets 5
28 Nov 2024 · Nationwide Arena, ColumbusMontreal Canadiens 4Columbus Blue Jackets 3
17 Nov 2024 · Bell Centre, MontrealMontreal Canadiens 5Columbus Blue Jackets 1
13 Mar 2024 · Bell Centre, MontrealMontreal Canadiens 3Columbus Blue Jackets 0
30 Nov 2023 · Nationwide Arena, ColumbusMontreal Canadiens 4Columbus Blue Jackets 2

2026-27 season

Per game, this season.

3.657 totalScored per gameper game2.740 total
3.251 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better3.147 total
27.6442 totalShots totalper game25.8387 total
20.3324 totalHitsper game23345 total
13.9223 totalBlocked shotsper game14.8222 total
20,596.7329,547 totalAttendanceper game