Blue Jackets vs Flyers Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 27, 2026)

Columbus Blue Jackets logo

Blue Jackets4-5 · 3-6 ATS16th in the East
FINAL4 – 3
Philadelphia Flyers logo

Flyers3-10 · 7-6 ATS15th in the East

NHL · Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET · Xfinity Mobile Arena

Final score by period

Team 1 2 3 OT T
Blue Jackets 3 0 0 1 4
Flyers 0 1 2 0 3

How the bets settled

MoneylineBlue Jackets wonClosed at -120
SpreadFlyers coveredFlyers +1.5, by 0.5
TotalOver 5.57 scored, 1.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 4-3, with the game decided in the fourth period after Philadelphia had erased a three-goal deficit. The Blue Jackets built a 3-0 lead in the first, then the Flyers answered with one in the second and two in the third before Columbus closed it out.

Kent Johnson led Columbus with two goals and three points, while Zach Werenski added two assists. Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia. The team stats explain the result: Columbus blocked 19 shots, won 56 percent of faceoffs, and held a 5-1 edge in takeaways despite being outshot 32-15. The Flyers pushed play, but Columbus did the harder defensive work and got the extra goal.

For bettors, Flyers +1.5 covered by 0.5, and the game went over 5.5 by 1.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

FlyersBlue Jackets
The score margin against the closing spread (Flyers +1.5). Blue: Flyers covering. Orange: Blue Jackets covering.
+1.5Largest CBJ cover
68%CBJ covering
+1.5Largest PHI cover
32%PHI covering

Top performers

Blue Jackets

  • GoalsKent Johnson2
  • AssistsZach Werenski2
  • PointsKent Johnson3

Flyers

  • GoalsTrevor Zegras1
  • AssistsTrevor Zegras1
  • PointsTrevor Zegras2

Team stats

Blue JacketsFlyers
15Shots32
56.0%Faceoffs won44.0%
0Power play goals0
18Hits15
19Blocked shots12
5Takeaways1
13Giveaways15
6Penalty minutes4

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Charlie Coyle C 0 0 0 0 0 19:36 26 0 0 0 0 0 53.3
Luca Del Bel Belluz C 0 0 0 0 0 7:56 10 0 1 1 2 0 80.0
Adam Fantilli C 1 1 0 2 3 20:45 20 3 0 0 2 0 37.5
Conor Garland RW 0 0 0 2 -2 13:53 19 0 1 2 1 2 0.0
Kent Johnson C 2 1 0 2 3 14:41 18 2 1 0 0 0 0.0
Matthew Knies LW 0 1 0 1 1 16:18 20 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Ryan Lomberg LW 0 0 0 1 0 10:48 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sean Monahan C 0 0 0 0 -2 17:29 28 2 1 0 0 2 55.6
Valeri Nichushkin RW 0 1 0 1 0 16:50 22 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
Mathieu Olivier RW 0 1 0 1 0 17:37 26 3 2 0 0 0 100.0
Cole Sillinger C 0 0 0 3 -2 16:11 23 2 0 1 1 0 66.7
Dmitri Voronkov LW 0 0 0 0 0 7:44 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Jake Christiansen D 0 1 0 0 0 14:51 18 2 1 0 1 2 0.0
Dante Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 0 14:51 20 0 3 1 1 0 0.0
Erik Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 0 17:30 23 2 3 0 0 0 0.0
Denton Mateychuk D 1 0 0 1 0 21:19 25 0 1 0 3 0 0.0
Damon Severson D 0 0 0 0 0 24:38 31 0 2 0 0 0 0.0
Zach Werenski D 0 2 0 1 1 28:09 33 1 2 0 1 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Cam Talbot G 3 32 0 0 29 .906 27 2 0 62:22 0 0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Noel Acciari C 0 0 0 1 0 11:34 16 1 1 0 0 0 50.0
Denver Barkey C 0 0 0 0 -1 15:27 16 0 0 0 1 0 11.1
Alex Bump LW 0 0 0 5 0 12:11 15 3 1 0 2 0 100.0
Michael Bunting LW 0 0 0 1 0 11:27 14 1 1 0 0 0 0.0
Noah Cates LW 1 0 0 1 -1 14:44 20 1 0 0 0 0 55.6
Sean Couturier C 0 0 0 1 0 14:16 19 0 0 0 1 0 36.4
Christian Dvorak C 0 1 0 4 1 18:14 22 0 0 0 1 2 50.0
Tyson Foerster RW 0 1 0 3 2 16:48 20 0 3 0 0 0 0.0
Cole Knuble RW 0 0 0 1 -1 12:16 17 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Porter Martone RW 0 1 0 2 0 15:23 17 2 0 0 0 0 100.0
Matvei Michkov RW 0 0 0 1 0 21:35 21 3 0 0 2 2 100.0
Trevor Zegras C 1 1 0 3 0 20:47 20 0 0 0 2 0 50.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Oliver Bonk D 0 1 0 2 -2 16:48 23 0 0 1 2 0 0.0
Jamie Drysdale D 1 0 0 2 1 26:48 27 0 1 0 1 0 0.0
Hunter McDonald D 0 0 0 1 0 13:08 18 4 2 0 0 0 0.0
Travis Sanheim D 0 1 0 2 0 24:57 26 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
Nick Seeler D 0 0 0 0 1 16:05 20 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Cam York D 0 0 0 2 -1 21:49 26 0 2 0 1 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Dan Vladar G 4 15 0 0 11 .733 9 1 1 61:11 0 0

Attendance 18,469 · Officials: Matt MacPherson, TJ Luxmore, Liam Maaskant, Jeremy Faucher

Recap: Kent Johnson lifts Blue Jackets to 4-3 OT win after Flyers rally from 3-goal deficit (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Blue Jackets vs Flyers pre-game preview

Tuesday’s Columbus at Philadelphia matchup has Columbus -115, Philadelphia +106, Philadelphia +1.5 and a total of 5.5, unchanged from the DraftKings opener. The last meeting went to Columbus 3-2 on the road on March 24, 2026, and the Blue Jackets are 7-3 in the last 10 head-to-head meetings, though 3-3 ATS. Columbus is 4-5 and 3-6 ATS this season, with a 4-6 straight-up and 3-7 ATS mark over its last 10; it most recently beat Vegas 2-1 on Oct. 24. Philadelphia is 3-10 and 7-6 ATS, with a 3-7 straight-up and 5-5 ATS mark over its last 10; it lost 5-4 to Anaheim on Oct. 24.

The useful angles sit on defense and availability. Philadelphia allows 31.46 shots per game, rank 30, while Columbus allows 27.44, rank 17, and pace is nearly identical at 54.2 for Philadelphia and 54.1 for Columbus. Philadelphia lists Konecny, Grebenkin, Tippett and York on IR and Ristolainen out about two weeks with an upper-body injury, while Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins is on IR and expected to miss 4-6 months with a shoulder injury. StatsBench projects Trevor Zegras at 0.7 points and Matvei Michkov at 0.6, both above their 0.5 point prop lines.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Charlie Coyle C0.9 PTS · 1.8 SOG · 0.1 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/24 vs VGK 19:26 0 1 2 3
10/20 vs TOR 23:02 1 0 2 1
10/18 @ MIN 19:41 0 0 2 0
10/17 vs NYR 21:24 0 1 1 0
10/13 vs FLA 16:31 0 1 1 2
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs PHI
PTS 0.9 (9) 0.5 (2) 0.7 (82) 0.7 (3)
0 · 0 · 2
SOG 1.8 (9) 1.5 (2) 1.7 (82) 0.7 (3)
0 · 1 · 1

Kent Johnson C0.8 PTS · 2.2 SOG · 0.4 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/24 vs VGK 17:47 0 2 0 1
10/20 vs TOR 17:09 0 0 0 1
10/18 @ MIN 18:52 0 0 2 1
10/17 vs NYR 20:55 1 0 4 0
10/13 vs FLA 15:09 1 0 3 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs PHI
PTS 0.8 (9) 0.5 (2) 0.3 (76) 0.3 (3)
0 · 0 · 1
SOG 2.2 (9) 2.5 (2) 1.5 (76) 1.0 (3)
0 · 1 · 2

Cole Sillinger C0.7 PTS · 1.3 SOG · 0.3 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/24 vs VGK 16:06 0 0 0 4
10/20 vs TOR 13:29 0 1 2 3
10/18 @ MIN 13:37 0 0 0 4
10/17 vs NYR 15:18 0 0 1 0
10/13 vs FLA 16:05 1 0 1 2
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs PHI
PTS 0.7 (9) 0.5 (2) 0.4 (81) 0.7 (3)
0 · 0 · 2
SOG 1.3 (9) 0.5 (2) 1.7 (81) 0.3 (3)
0 · 0 · 1

Philadelphia Flyers

Matvei Michkov R0.8 PTS · 1.5 SOG · 0.6 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/24 vs ANA 18:15 2 0 3 0
10/21 @ BUF 18:02 0 1 2 0
10/19 vs COL 14:37 2 0 2 1
10/17 vs OTT 14:29 1 1 3 1
10/15 @ DET 13:40 1 0 1 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CBJ
PTS 0.8 (13) 1.0 (7) 0.6 (89) 0.0 (3)
0 · 0 · 0
SOG 1.5 (13) 1.6 (7) 2.0 (89) 1.3 (3)
0 · 1 · 3

Trevor Zegras C0.8 PTS · 2.1 SOG · 0.2 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/24 vs ANA 21:32 0 2 3 1
10/21 @ BUF 16:36 1 0 4 0
10/19 vs COL 17:41 0 3 3 1
10/17 vs OTT 19:18 1 0 5 1
10/15 @ DET 17:59 0 0 1 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CBJ
PTS 0.8 (13) 1.1 (7) 0.8 (91) 0.3 (3)
1 · 0 · 0
SOG 2.1 (13) 2.6 (7) 2.0 (91) 3.7 (3)
1 · 4 · 6

Cole Knuble R0.7 PTS · 2.7 SOG · 0.7 G per game
Date Opp TOI G A SOG HIT
10/24 vs ANA 10:53 0 0 3 0
10/21 @ BUF 10:24 2 0 4 0
10/19 vs COL 13:44 0 0 1 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs CBJ
PTS 0.7 (3) 0.0 (2) – –
SOG 2.7 (3) 2.0 (2) – –

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Blue Jackets 4-5 3-6 4-5 4-3 0-2
Flyers 3-10 7-6 3-10 2-5 1-5

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Blue Jackets vs Flyers head-to-head

Blue Jackets are 7-3, 3-3 ATS, O/U 3-3 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Blue Jackets won 3-2 on March 24, 2026.

Date Venue Blue Jackets result ATS O/U
Mar 24, 26 Flyers home W 3-2 L -1.5 U 5.5
Mar 14, 26 Flyers home W 2-1 L -1.5 U 5.5
Jan 28, 26 Blue Jackets home W 5-3 W -1.5 O 6.5
Apr 15, 25 Flyers home W 3-0 – –
Jan 14, 25 Blue Jackets home W 3-2 – –
Dec 21, 24 Flyers home L 4-5 – –
Dec 10, 24 Blue Jackets home L 3-5 – –
Apr 6, 24 Blue Jackets home W 6-2 W +1.5 O 5.5
Jan 4, 24 Flyers home W 3-2 W +1.5 U 5.5
Nov 19, 23 Flyers home L 2-5 L -1.5 O 5.5

Recent form

Columbus Blue Jackets: last 10 (4-6, 3-7 ATS, O/U 4-6)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 vs VGK W 2-1 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 20, 26 vs TOR L 2-6 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 18, 26 @ MIN L 1-2 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 17, 26 vs NYR W 1-0 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 13, 26 vs FLA L 3-7 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 10, 26 @ STL L 3-5 L +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 9, 26 vs PIT W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 3, 26 vs UTA L 1-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 1, 26 vs BUF W 6-3 W +1.5 O 6.5
Apr 14, 26 vs WSH L 1-2 L -1.5 U 6.5

Philadelphia Flyers: last 10 (3-7, 5-5 ATS, O/U 2-8)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 vs ANA L 4-5 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 21, 26 @ BUF W 3-1 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 19, 26 vs COL W 3-2 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 17, 26 vs OTT W 3-1 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 15, 26 @ DET L 1-2 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 13, 26 vs SEA L 2-3 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 11, 26 vs CAR L 1-4 L +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 10, 26 @ BOS L 1-5 L +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 8, 26 @ OTT L 1-2 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 5, 26 @ TB L 1-4 L +1.5 U 5.5

Injury report

Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Elvis Merzlikins (G): Injured Reserve, Merzlikins is expected to miss 4-6 months to begin the 2026-27 regular season while recovering from a shoulder injury, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet

Philadelphia Flyers

  • Travis Konecny (R): Injured Reserve, Konecny
  • Nikita Grebenkin (R): Injured Reserve, Grebenkin
  • Owen Tippett (R): Injured Reserve, Tippett
  • Rasmus Ristolainen (D): Injured Reserve, Ristolainen

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Blue Jackets defense Flyers defense
Goals allowed per game 3.25 (19th of 32) 3.31 (21st of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 26.92 (13th of 32) 29.75 (27th of 32)
Points allowed per game 9.17 (23rd of 32) 9.19 (24th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 2.5 (24th of 32) 2.06 (19th of 32)
Pace (possessions) 54.1 (21st) 54.2 (20th)

Venue and weather

Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia, PAIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Blue Jackets vs Flyers odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Flyers spread +1.5 +1.5 –
Total 5.5 5.5 –
Blue Jackets moneyline -115 -120 +1.1% win chance
Flyers moneyline -105 +100 -1.2% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Flyers spread +1.5 → +1.5
Total 5.5 → 5.5
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