The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:00 PM ET at United Center in Chicago for this 2026-2027 regular-season game.
Columbus enters the contest with a 7-8-0 record. The Blue Jackets lost 5-2 at the Buffalo Sabres in their most recent matchup. Before that road loss, Columbus earned two straight home victories, topping the Dallas Stars 2-1 in a shootout and defeating the Colorado Avalanche 7-2. Those wins followed a 3-1 loss at Dallas and a 3-2 defeat at the Carolina Hurricanes.
Chicago hosts the game with a 4-13-1 record and is winless in six straight games with an 0-5-1 mark during that stretch. The Blackhawks lost 9-2 at the Carolina Hurricanes in their last outing. That defeat came after a 4-1 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning, a 5-3 loss at the Florida Panthers, a 5-2 loss vs the Colorado Avalanche, and a 5-4 overtime loss at the Boston Bruins.
Thursday marks the first meeting of the regular season between the clubs. Columbus brings a 7-8-0 record into United Center, while Chicago looks to stop its six-game winless slide on home ice.
