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Edmonton Oilers vs Columbus Blue Jackets · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Edmonton Oilers
Home · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
2475H
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0M
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8S
The read
Columbus has found Devon Levi beatable: .838 on 74 shots. But Connor McDavid has quietly owned this matchup, 8 points in the last 4 meetings.
Rogers Place
Columbus Blue Jackets
Away · Blue Jackets
1–1–0
2 PTS
Oilers
GOALIES
Blue Jackets
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jet Greaves
Expected
.877 SV% · 3.50 GAA · 1W
.887 SV% L5 · Cooling
Oilers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blue Jackets
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L1
Matthew Knies · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L2
Valeri Nichushkin · Sean Monahan · Conor Garland
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L3
Cole Sillinger · Charlie Coyle · Mathieu Olivier
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
L4
Ryan Lomberg · Danton Heinen · Dmitri Voronkov
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D1
Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D2
Carson Soucy · Emil Andrae
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
D3
Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP1
Matthew Knies · Charlie Coyle · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson · Zach Werenski
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PP2
Conor Garland · Dmitri Voronkov · Valeri Nichushkin · Denton Mateychuk · Sean Monahan
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK1
Charlie Coyle · Sean Monahan · Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
PK2
Cole Sillinger · Valeri Nichushkin · Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Blue JacketsProjected lines
L1
Matthew Knies · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson
L2
Valeri Nichushkin · Sean Monahan · Conor Garland
L3
Cole Sillinger · Charlie Coyle · Mathieu Olivier
L4
Ryan Lomberg · Danton Heinen · Dmitri Voronkov
D1
Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
D2
Carson Soucy · Emil Andrae
D3
Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
PP1
Matthew Knies · Charlie Coyle · Adam Fantilli · Kent Johnson · Zach Werenski
PP2
Conor Garland · Dmitri Voronkov · Valeri Nichushkin · Denton Mateychuk · Sean Monahan
PK1
Charlie Coyle · Sean Monahan · Zach Werenski · Denton Mateychuk
PK2
Cole Sillinger · Valeri Nichushkin · Jake Christiansen · Erik Gudbranson
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:22 AM CT
Oilers
INJURY REPORT
Blue Jackets
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Blue JacketsInjury report
No injuries reported
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:22 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games. The Blue Jackets lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.
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Matchup Intel
Columbus has found Devon Levi beatable: .838 on 74 shots. But Connor McDavid has quietly owned this matchup, 8 points in the last 4 meetings.
Miles Wood is 2 goals shy of 200 career goals.
The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Devon Levi has struggled against Columbus — a .838 save % on 74 shots.
.838
SV% vs CBJ
Goaltending
Jet Greaves has struggled against Edmonton — a .830 save % on 53 shots.
.830
SV% vs EDM
Player
Connor McDavid has 8 points in his last 4 games against Columbus. See the games →
(Edmonton)
8
pts, last 4 vs CBJ
Player
Evan Bouchard has 6 points in his last 4 games against Columbus. See the games →
(Edmonton)
6
pts, last 4 vs CBJ
Milestone
Miles Wood is 2 goals shy of 200 career goals.
198
career goals