Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver CanucksJan 16, 2027

Time TBDSaturday, Jan 16, 2027

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

Edge: VAN +12.8 pts

CBJaway−12.7 pts

Back-to-back · 817 km travel · -1 h

B2B vs rested VAN −9.3 pts
Backup likely (83%) −3.4 pts

VANhome+12.8 pts

1 day rest

CBJ on a B2B +9.3 pts
CBJ backup likely (83%) +3.5 pts

VAN has the schedule edge (+12.8 pts net win probability): cbj on a b2b, cbj backup likely (83%), b2b vs rested van, backup likely (83%).

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Cam Talbot83%
Jet Greaves17%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: W 6–3 vs BUF · Oct 1

L1Coyle – Olivier – Sillinger
10:18
L2Johnson – Knies – Fantilli
10:17
L3Heinen – Garland – Lomberg
6:28
L4Monahan – Nichushkin – Voronkov
6:19
D1Werenski – Mateychuk
15:16
D2Soucy – Andrae
8:50
D3Gudbranson – Christiansen
5:17
PP1Coyle – Werenski – Johnson – Knies – Fantilli
2:18

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Vancouver Canucks

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Kevin Lankinen74%
Thatcher Demko13%
Leevi Meriläinen13%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 7–9 vs EDM · Oct 1

L1Boeser – Cotter – Ohgren
7:27
L2DeBrusk – Pettersson – Karlsson
6:10
L3Gallagher – O'Connor – Sasson
5:37
L4Rossi – Bains – Lekkerimäki
4:31
D1Oleksiak – Willander
10:00
D2Hronek – Buium
7:43
D3Schenn – Pettersson
7:10
PP1Boeser – DeBrusk – Hronek – Pettersson – Rossi
3:15

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Game day: all games on Jan 16.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.