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18-17-7
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
SOG: 36
21-18-3
San Jose Sharks
5
SOG: 36
SAP Center at San Jose - San Jose
OFF
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
CBJ
Z. Werenski
CBJ • 1G 0A
D. Voronkov
CBJ • 0G 1A
K. Marchenko
CBJ • 0G 1A
S. Monahan
CBJ • 1G 0A
I. Provorov
CBJ • 0G 1A
SJS
P. Regenda
SJS • 1G 0A
A. Wennberg
SJS • 1G 2A
T. Toffoli
SJS • 0G 1A
W. Eklund
SJS • 0G 1A
D. Orlov
SJS • 0G 1A
Z. Ostapchuk
SJS • 1G 0A
M. Ferraro
SJS • 1G 1A
M. Celebrini
SJS • 1G 0A
C. Graf
SJS • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
A. Nedeljkovic
SJS • G • G A
⭐ 2
A. Wennberg
SJS • C • 1G 2A
⭐ 3
Z. Ostapchuk
SJS • C • 1G 0A
Headlines
Wennberg Wrecks Shop—Cements Himself as King of the Ice, Greaves just a Spectator!
Celebrini’s Late Show—Rookie Flash Turns Garbage Time into Gold, Too Late for a Comeback!
Monahan: Power Play Predator—Columbus D Leaves Nedeljkovic Out to Dry AGAIN!
Werenski’s Lone Pulse—Jackets’ Only Spark Can’t Save Flatliners, Where’s the Grit?
Regenda and Company Feast—Power Play Piranhas Devour Greaves, Blue Jackets Still Swiss Cheese on the PK!
18-16-7 - L1
Columbus Blue Jackets
20-18-3 - W1
San Jose Sharks
San Jose - SAP Center at San Jose
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Pacific
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
CBJ
1
D
Zach Werenski
16G - 29A
(45P)
2
R
Kirill Marchenko
15G - 19A
(34P)
3
L
Dmitri Voronkov
15G - 13A
(28P)
4
C
Adam Fantilli
12G - 14A
(26P)
5
C
Charlie Coyle
6G - 19A
(25P)
CBJ Injuries
Marrelli, Luca
Shoulder
Day to Day
Marrelli (shoulder) was placed on the injured non-roster list Saturday.
Jan 6, 2026
Monahan, Sean
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Monahan (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.
Jan 6, 2026
Smith, Brendan
Lower Leg
Day to Day
Smith (lower leg) was placed on injured reserve Friday, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Jan 6, 2026
Wood, Miles
Leg
Day to Day
Wood (leg) was put on injured reserve Thursday, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.
Jan 6, 2026
Lundestrom, Isac
Lower Body
Day to Day
Lundestrom (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Jan 17, 2026
Gudbranson, Erik
Hip
Week to Week
Gudbranson (hip) will remain out of the lineup when the Columbus Blue Jackets face Toronto on Wednesday, per Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch.
Jan 31, 2026
Trades
Dec 29 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Yegor Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Danton Heinen, a 2026 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick
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SJS
1
C
Macklin Celebrini
23G - 41A
(64P)
2
C
Alexander Wennberg
8G - 21A
(29P)
3
C
Will Smith
12G - 17A
(29P)
4
C
Tyler Toffoli
10G - 17A
(27P)
5
L
William Eklund
10G - 17A
(27P)
SJS Injuries
Desharnais, Vincent
Upper Body
Day to Day
Desharnais (upper body) participated in Sunday's practice and could be an option to return to the lineup Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, per Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
Jan 6, 2026
Gaudette, Adam
Lower Body
Day to Day
Gaudette (lower body) will not be in the lineup for Saturday's clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Jan 6, 2026
Mukhamadullin, Shakir
Upper Body
Day to Day
Mukhamadullin is being evaluated for an upper-body injury and is day-to-day, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports Sunday.
Jan 6, 2026
Misa, Michael
Not Injury Related
Day to Day
Misa (lower body) has been loaned to Team Canada for the upcoming World Junior Championship, the San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday.
Jan 7, 2026
Klingberg, John
Lower Body
Day to Day
Klingberg (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Jan 15, 2026
Kurashev, Philipp
Upper Body
Week to Week
Kurashev (upper body) is week-to-week, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports Tuesday.
Feb 4, 2026
Smith, Will
Upper Body
Week to Week
Smith (upper body) is week-to-week, per Max Miller of NHL.com on Monday.
Feb 4, 2026
Ellis, Ryan
Back
Season
Ellis (back) was acquired by the San Jose Sharks along with a conditional sixth-round draft pick from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Carl Grundstrom and Artem Guryev, the team announced Sunday.
Jul 1, 2026
Price, Carey
Knee
Season
Sep 1, 2026
Couture, Logan
Groin
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
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Goaltending
CBJ
12-11-6
2.65 GAA
91.0% SV
SJS
15-10-1
3.46 GAA
89.5% SV
CBJ
6-6-1
4.04 GAA
87.7% SV
SJS
6-8-2
3.07 GAA
89.4% SV
Goaltenders
CBJ
18-16-7
GAA: 3.32
SV%: 0.893
vs
SJS
20-18-3
GAA: 3.54
SV%: 0.887