Columbus Blue Jackets at Vegas Golden KnightsFeb 18, 2027

Time TBDThursday, Feb 18, 2027

away

Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

at

home

Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

Preview

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

Schedule Edge

Edge: VGK +11.6 pts

CBJaway−11.6 pts

Back-to-back · 592 km travel · -1 h

B2B vs rested VGK −9.3 pts
Backup likely (55%) −2.3 pts

VGKhome+11.6 pts

2 days rest

CBJ on a B2B +9.3 pts
CBJ backup likely (55%) +2.3 pts

VGK has the schedule edge (+11.6 pts net win probability): cbj on a b2b, cbj backup likely (55%), b2b vs rested vgk, backup likely (55%).

· Every game this week →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Cam Talbot55%
Jet Greaves45%
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

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

Vegas Golden Knights

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Carter Hart65%
Adin Hill25%
Carl Lindbom10%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 5–2 vs CHI · Sep 29

L1Karlsson – Marner – Howden
12:18
L2Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
11:01
L3Hertl – Olofsson – Connelly
8:37
L4Dowd – Gatcomb – Bowman
6:34
D1Andersson – Wotherspoon
15:38
D2Hanifin – Lauzon
15:09
D3McNabb – Theodore
14:38
PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Marner
3:31

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

Game day: all games on Feb 18.

More

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.