Tuesday, February 3, 2026 – 7:00 PM ET
Prudential Center – Newark, New Jersey
TV: FDSNOH; Radio: 97.1 FM
Columbus Blue Jackets (27-20-7, 61 points, 5th Metro, 10th East)
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New Jersey Devils (28-25-2, 58 points, 7th Metro, 15th East)
Notes
The Devils are just 3 points behind the Blue Jackets (but have played an extra game), and yet the vibe feels totally different there. Will the recent trade of Ondrej Palat to the Islanders be the start of a sell-off before the deadline? Dougie Hamilton is another player who has requested a trade.
Adding injury to insult, both Jack and Luke Hughes are injured. That’s especially a bummer for Jack, who a) gets hurt too often, and b) could have his chance to play in these Olympics put in jeopardy.
On the Jackets side, Kirill Marchenko is out with illness. Dante Fabbro will be a gametime decision after missing the last two weeks with a nasty cut to his foot he suffered in Pittsburgh.
Wins tonight and tomorrow could move the Jackets into a tie with the Islanders for third place in the Metro.
Stats
| New Jersey | Columbus | |
| 2.58 (28) | GPG | 3.09 (17) |
| 3.07 (16) | GAPG | 3.26 (25) |
| 21.4 (15) | PP% | 20.1 (17) |
| 78.6 (21) | PK% | 76.5 (28) |
| 51.1 (10) | 5v5 Shot Attempt % | 50.6 (14) |
| 50.8 (13) | 5v5 Unblocked Shot Attempt % | 50.0 (17) |
| 6.9 (32) | 5v5 Shooting % | 9.3 (17) |
| 90.1 (20) | 5v5 Save % | 91.0 (10) |
| Nico Hischier (18) | G Leader | Z. Werenski, K. Marchenko (19) |
| Jesper Bratt (27) | A Leader | Zach Werenski (41) |
| Nico Hischier (41) | P Leader | Zach Werenski (60) |
| Brenden Dillon (41) | PIM Leader | Mathieu Olivier (62) |
| 13-10-2 | Home/Road | 13-12-3 |
| 6-4-0 | Last 10 | 9-1-0 |
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Mason Marchment | Adam Fantilli | Isac Lundestrom |
| Dmitri Voronkov | Sean Monahan | Kent Johnson |
| Cole Sillinger | Charlie Coyle | Mathieu Olivier |
| Danton Heinen | Boone Jenner | Miles Wood |
| Zach Werenski | Damon Severson |
| Denton Mateychuk | Ivan Provorov |
| Jake Christiansen | Erik Gudbranson |
| Elvis Merzlikins |
| Jet Greaves |
New Jersey Devils
| Timo Meier | Cody Glass | Connor Brown |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | Nico Hischier | Lenni Hameenaho |
| Jesper Bratt | Paul Cotter | Dawson Mercer |
| Juho Lammikko | Luke Glendening | Maxim Tsyplakov |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | Johnathan Kovacevic |
| Brett Pesce | Dougie Hamilton |
| Brenden Dillon | Simon Nemec |
| Jacob Markstrom |
| Jake Allen |