Columbus Blue Jackets schedule 2026-27

All 84 regular-season games — 42 home, 42 away — in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. Start times are converted to your timezone, not left in US Eastern.

Opener
Oct 1vs Buffalo Sabres
Finale
Apr 10at New York Islanders
Longest homestand
5 games, Feb 20 – Mar 1
Longest road trip
4 games, Nov 17 – Nov 23
Longest break
9 days, Jan 30 – Feb 8
Busiest month
December 2026, 15 games

Full schedule

October 2026 12 games

Date Opponent Time
Oct 1 vs Buffalo Sabres
Oct 3 vs Utah Mammoth
Oct 9 vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Oct 10 at St. Louis Blues
Oct 13 vs Florida Panthers
Oct 17 vs New York Rangers
Oct 18 at Minnesota Wild
Oct 20 vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Oct 24 vs Vegas Golden Knights
Oct 27 at Philadelphia Flyers
Oct 29 at Carolina Hurricanes
Oct 31 at Dallas Stars

November 2026 13 games

Date Opponent Time
Nov 3 vs Colorado Avalanche
Nov 5 vs Dallas Stars
Nov 6 at Buffalo Sabres
Nov 10 vs Florida Panthers
Nov 12 vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 14 vs Philadelphia Flyers
Nov 17 at New York Islanders
Nov 19 at Chicago Blackhawks
Nov 21 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Nov 23 at New Jersey Devils
Nov 25 vs New Jersey Devils
Nov 27 vs Detroit Red Wings
Nov 30 at Pittsburgh Penguins

December 2026 15 games

Date Opponent Time
Dec 3 at Carolina Hurricanes
Dec 5 at Nashville Predators
Dec 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 10 vs Minnesota Wild
Dec 12 vs Montréal Canadiens
Dec 13 at New York Rangers
Dec 15 vs Carolina Hurricanes
Dec 17 vs Seattle Kraken
Dec 19 vs Los Angeles Kings
Dec 21 at Philadelphia Flyers
Dec 22 vs Montréal Canadiens
Dec 26 at Washington Capitals
Dec 27 vs Edmonton Oilers
Dec 29 at Montréal Canadiens
Dec 31 vs Washington Capitals

January 2027 15 games

Date Opponent Time
Jan 2 vs Boston Bruins
Jan 3 at New York Rangers
Jan 5 vs New York Rangers
Jan 7 at New Jersey Devils
Jan 8 vs Buffalo Sabres
Jan 12 at Calgary Flames
Jan 15 at Edmonton Oilers
Jan 16 at Vancouver Canucks
Jan 18 at Seattle Kraken
Jan 21 vs Calgary Flames
Jan 23 at Ottawa Senators
Jan 24 vs Anaheim Ducks
Jan 26 at Boston Bruins
Jan 28 vs Winnipeg Jets
Jan 30 vs Detroit Red Wings

February 2027 11 games

Date Opponent Time
Feb 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Feb 9 at Ottawa Senators
Feb 11 vs Ottawa Senators
Feb 13 at Boston Bruins
Feb 15 at Colorado Avalanche
Feb 17 at Utah Mammoth
Feb 18 at Vegas Golden Knights
Feb 20 vs Nashville Predators
Feb 22 vs New York Islanders
Feb 26 vs New Jersey Devils
Feb 27 vs New York Islanders

March 2027 13 games

Date Opponent Time
Mar 1 vs Carolina Hurricanes
Mar 3 at San Jose Sharks
Mar 5 at Los Angeles Kings
Mar 7 at Anaheim Ducks
Mar 11 vs Vancouver Canucks
Mar 13 vs San Jose Sharks
Mar 16 vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 18 at Detroit Red Wings
Mar 20 at Winnipeg Jets
Mar 22 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Mar 25 vs Chicago Blackhawks
Mar 27 vs St. Louis Blues
Mar 30 at Florida Panthers

April 2027 5 games

Date Opponent Time
Apr 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 3 at Washington Capitals
Apr 6 vs Washington Capitals
Apr 8 vs Philadelphia Flyers
Apr 10 at New York Islanders

Who they play

How often each opponent appears, and where the games are played. The NHL's schedule formula weights divisional matchups heaviest, so the top of this list is where the rivalries are.

OpponentGamesHomeAway
Carolina Hurricanes422
New Jersey Devils422
New York Islanders422
New York Rangers422
Philadelphia Flyers422
Pittsburgh Penguins422
Washington Capitals422
Boston Bruins312
Buffalo Sabres321
Detroit Red Wings321
Florida Panthers321
Montréal Canadiens321
Ottawa Senators312
Tampa Bay Lightning312
Toronto Maple Leafs312
Anaheim Ducks211
Calgary Flames211
Chicago Blackhawks211
Colorado Avalanche211
Dallas Stars211
Edmonton Oilers211
Los Angeles Kings211
Minnesota Wild211
Nashville Predators211
Seattle Kraken211
San Jose Sharks211
St. Louis Blues211
Utah Mammoth211
Vancouver Canucks211
Vegas Golden Knights211
Winnipeg Jets211

About this schedule

This page lists every Columbus Blue Jackets game of the 2026-27 NHL regular season: 84 games in all, 42 at home and 42 away, running from Oct 1 to Apr 10. Home games are marked vs and road games at, and the score replaces the matchup once a game has been played, so the page is worth checking back on through the season.

Every start time is converted to your own timezone. The NHL publishes its schedule in US Eastern, which is why fans in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe end up doing arithmetic before every game. Here that is done for you: a game that starts late on the league's calendar date but lands after midnight where you are is marked +1, and tapping any game shows the full local date, the arena's own start time, the venue and the broadcaster where one is listed.

To compare the Columbus Blue Jackets against the rest of the league — who has games in hand, who faces a congested week — the full NHL schedule grid puts all 32 teams on one screen, with the same colour coding and the same timezone handling.

Metropolitan Division

Frequently asked questions

When does the Columbus Blue Jackets 2026-27 season start?

The Columbus Blue Jackets open the 2026-27 regular season on Oct 1, 2026, vs Buffalo Sabres at Nationwide Arena. Start times on this page are shown in your own timezone.

How many games do the Columbus Blue Jackets play in 2026-27?

84 regular-season games — 42 at home and 42 on the road. The NHL moved to an 84-game regular season from 2026-27 under the current collective bargaining agreement, up from 82.

What is the longest Columbus Blue Jackets homestand in 2026-27?

5 straight home games, from Feb 20 to Mar 1. The longest road trip is 4 games, from Nov 17 to Nov 23.

How do I see Columbus Blue Jackets game times in my own timezone?

They already are. This page detects your timezone and converts every start time to it, and you can override the detection with the "Times in" control. Where a game falls on the following day where you are — common in the UK and Europe — the time carries a +1 mark, and tapping a game shows the full date and the arena's own local time.

Which team do the Columbus Blue Jackets play most often in 2026-27?

Carolina Hurricanes, 4 times — 2 at home and 2 away. Divisional opponents are met most often under the NHL's schedule formula.

Schedule data from the NHL's public API, rebuilt daily. Times shown in your own timezone; the underlying data is stored in UTC.