12-4-4, 7-1-1 Away

7-11-0, 6-6-0 Home

Montreal Canadiens @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Fowler	9	1	2	2	2.13	.926
J. Dobes	3	3	2	0	3.93	.852

Blue Jackets

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Greaves	2	8	0	1	3.42	.875
C. Talbot	5	3	0	0	2.51	.909

Nationwide Arena

7:00 PM, December 22, 2026

Columbus, OH

MTL

CBJ

Points

Cole CaufieldRW #13

19PTS

12G

Kent JohnsonC #91

18PTS

10A

Goals

Cole CaufieldRW #13

12G

2PPG

67S

Kent JohnsonC #91

1PPG

43S

Assists

Lane HutsonD #48

15A

4PPA

5+/-

Zach WerenskiD #8

13A

3PPA

6+/-

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Mike Matheson D	OUT	Dec 5
Josh Anderson RW	IR	Dec 14
Chris Kreider LW	IR	Jan 2
Ivan Demidov RW	IR	Nov 21
Sam Montembeault G	IR	Nov 21

Columbus Blue Jackets

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Sean Monahan C	Day-To-Day	Nov 17

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.30	3.05	27.8	28.2	218	8	13.3	17	77.9	1	0
CBJ	2.39	3.22	27.0	27.8	161	8	18.2	13	73.5	0	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsCOL	L4-1
11/12/26	@BOS	W5-2
11/10/26	vsMIN	L2-1 OT
11/7/26	@TOR	W4-2
11/5/26	vsUTA	W5-4 OT

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsPHI	L4-3
11/12/26	vsTB	L3-1
11/10/26	vsFLA	L4-1
11/6/26	@BUF	L5-2
11/5/26	vsDAL	W2-1 SO

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/12

Canadiens
Blue Jackets

Game 1

12/12

Canadiens
Blue Jackets

Game 2

12/22

Blue Jackets
Canadiens

Game 3

12/29

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	5	2	28
Montreal	12	4	4	28
Ottawa	13	6	2	28
Boston	13	6	1	27
Florida	12	7	2	26
Buffalo	8	8	4	20
Detroit	8	10	3	19
Toronto	8	12	2	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	16	3	2	34
New Jersey	15	6	0	30
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
NY Islanders	9	6	4	22
Washington	10	8	0	20
Philadelphia	6	10	6	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	2	16
Columbus	7	11	0	14

Devon Levi's connection with the ice leads to Russell Crowe praise

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Montreal Canadiens @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring Leaders

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Kent JohnsonC #91

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Kent JohnsonC #91

Lane HutsonD #48

Zach WerenskiD #8

Injury Report

Team Stats

Devon Levi's connection with the ice leads to Russell Crowe praise

NHL Tonight: What to watch in Sunday's five showdowns

New York takes on Montreal following Gawdin's 2-goal showing