Venue & Game Info
Location: Nationwide Arena, 200 W Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215
Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Broadcast: ESPN+, Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Midwest
Injury Report
St. Louis Blues:
Robert Thomas – Out (upper body)
Jake Neighbours – Out (leg)
Columbus Blue Jackets:
Erik Gudbranson – Out (hip)
Otherwise, roster largely healthy
Team Recent Form
St. Louis Blues:
Last 5: L-L-L-L-L (six-game losing streak)
Goals per game: 2.9 (22nd NHL)
Goals allowed: 3.9 (31st NHL)
Power play: 25.0% (10th NHL)
Penalty kill: 70.0% (27th NHL)
Columbus Blue Jackets:
Last 5: W-W-W-L-W (three-game win streak entering this matchup)
Goals per game: 3.5 (11th NHL)
Goals allowed: 2.9 (17th NHL)
Power play: 17.4% (22nd NHL)
Penalty kill: 65.6% (28th NHL)
Player Matchups
Jordan Kyrou (STL) vs. Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ)
Kyrou: 4 G, 4 A, 8 PTS, team’s top playmaker
Voronkov: 6 G, 3 A, 9 PTS, tied for team lead in goals
Jake Neighbours (STL) vs. Cole Sillinger (CBJ)
Neighbours: Leads Blues with 6 goals, but sidelined with injury
Sillinger: Coming off a 2-goal game vs. Toronto
Goaltending:
Jordan Binnington (STL): 2-4-2, 3.27 GAA, .863 SV%
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ): 3-1-0, 2.96 GAA, .915 SV%
Series History
Columbus leads all-time home series 24-16-2-5 vs. St. Louis
Blue Jackets have won 4 straight vs. Blues and are 8-3-1 in last 12 at Nationwide Arena
Jackets swept the season series 2-0 in 2024–25
Betting Trends
Blues: 2-8 in last 10 games; 7 of 11 games have gone Over 6.5 goals
Blue Jackets: 6-4 overall; 4 of 10 games have gone Over 6.5 goals
Game Odds
St. Louis Blues 6.5
Columbus Blue Jackets – 142
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 31, 2025
