Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington CapitalsDec 26, 2026

Time TBDSaturday, Dec 26, 2026

away

Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

at

home

Washington CapitalsWSH

Preview

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

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

CBJaway±0.0 pts

3 days rest · 528 km travel

3 days rest vs 4 days rest

WSHhome±0.0 pts

4 days rest · 563 km travel

4 days rest vs 3 days rest

No meaningful schedule edge: CBJ (3 days rest) at WSH (4 days rest).

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Jet Greaves92%
Cam Talbot8%
Schedule: Rested · plays again tomorrow
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

Projected CBJ lines →·CBJ goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Washington Capitals

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Logan Thompson95%
Charlie Lindgren5%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 5–2 at CAR · Oct 2

L1Jenner – Beauvillier – Sourdif
9:20
L2Kyrou – Protas – Protas
8:28
L3Ovechkin – Strome – Leonard
6:22
L4Wilson – Tuch – Dubois
5:59
D1Roy – Chychrun
10:48
D2Desharnais – Hutson
9:27
D3Liljegren – Fehérváry
7:08
PP1Ovechkin – Wilson – Strome – Chychrun – Dubois
1:50

Projected WSH lines →·WSH goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on Dec 26.

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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.