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BUF· Fri Nov 6Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 12
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- PTS
- 1
- +/-
- -9
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 8
- TOI/G
- 15:30
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @DAL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | @CAR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:42 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 27 | @PHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 24 | vs VGK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs TOR | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | @MIN | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs NYR | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 18:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | vs FLA | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:30 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 10 | @STL | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 9 | vs PIT | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs UTA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:36 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | vs BUF | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:42 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 14 | vs WSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:42 | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 12 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | @MTL | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 19:06 | 2 | 4 |
| Apr 9 | @BUF | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:48 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 7 | @DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 4 | vs WPG | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | @CAR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 31 | vs CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 29 | vs BOS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 26 | @MTL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 20:36 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | @PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 22 | @NYI | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:18 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 21 | vs SEA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 19 | vs NYR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 17 | vs CAR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 9 | vs LAK | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs UTA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs FLA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:06 | 3 | 3 |
| Mar 3 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2 | @NYR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:18 | 1 | 3 |
| Feb 28 | vs NYI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | @BOS | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Feb 4 | vs CHI | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 19:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 3 | @NJD | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 31 | @STL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 30 | @CHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 28 | vs PHI | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 24 | vs TBL | W 8-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 23:24 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 22 | vs DAL | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:06 | 2 | 4 |
| Jan 20 | vs OTT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:48 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 17 | @PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:48 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan 15 | vs VAN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:18 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | @PIT | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs WSH | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | @MIN | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | @NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 17 | vs NYI | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 3 | 2 |
| Apr 15 | @PHI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:30 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | @WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | vs WSH | W 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | vs BUF | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 24:18 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 8 | vs OTT | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:36 | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 6 | @OTT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | @TOR | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 3 | vs COL | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 1 | vs NSH | W 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 20:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | @OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | vs VAN | W 7-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24 | @NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:18 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | vs FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | @COL | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | @MIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:00 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023-24 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 16 | vs CAR | W 6-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 23:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 13 | @NSH | L 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 19:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | @FLA | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | 3 | 2 |
| Apr 9 | @TBL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 19:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | @CAR | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 | 1 | 5 |
| Apr 6 | vs PHI | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 23:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 4 | vs NYI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:30 | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 1 | vs COL | W 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | vs PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | @PIT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 26 | @ARI | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:48 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 23 | @VGK | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:12 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | @COL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:12 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 19 | @DET | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 17 | vs WPG | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 16 | vs SJS | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 26:06 | 2 | 4 |
| Mar 12 | @MTL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 9 | vs NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:42 | 3 | 2 |
| Mar 7 | vs EDM | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 20:54 | 3 | 2 |
| Mar 5 | @PIT | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 17:00 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 4 | vs VGK | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | @CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 29 | vs CAR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:12 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 28 | @NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | vs NYR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:42 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 23 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 21 | @ANA | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:54 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 20 | @LAK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 17 | @SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 20:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 13 | @OTT | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 10 | vs TBL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 30 | @STL | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 28 | @SEA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 27 | @VAN | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:36 | 1 | 1 |
Latest news
Gudbranson signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the Blue Jackets on Thursday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
Gudbranson has spent the past four years in Columbus, but he's missed significant time due to injuries in the last two seasons. After making a career-low 16 regular-season appearances during the 2024-25 campaign, he appeared in 37 regular-season games last year and recorded a goal, two assists, 64 blocked shots, 45 hits and 19 PIM while averaging 17:46 of ice time. He'll return to the Blue Jackets on a one-year contract but will have to showcase more durability if he hopes to put himself back on the fantasy radar.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 2
Gudbranson (upper body) is expected to return in Tuesday's home clash against the Hurricanes, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.
Gudbranson joined Columbus for line rushes in warmups, which indicates that he'll likely play in Tuesday's tilt. The 34-year-old blueliner missed each of the team's last three games due to the upper-body injury he sustained March 9. Across 21 games this season, he has three points, 19 shots on net, 27 hits and 29 blocked shots. He's in line to suit up on the Blue Jackets' third defensive pairing Tuesday and will likely be eased back into his usual amount of playing time.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 17
Gudbranson (upper body) will be a game-time decision versus Carolina on Tuesday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Gudbranson has been out of action for the Blue Jackets' last three contests due to his upper-body injury. The 34-year-old blueliner's return is unlikely to impact the majority of fantasy managers, considering he is currently mired in an 11-game point drought. Gudbranson doesn't offer enough category coverage in fantasy due to his lack of scoring.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 16
Gudbranson (upper body) won't play Saturday versus the Flyers, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Gudbranson will miss his third straight game after being labeled a game-time decision for Saturday's contest. Egor Zamula will draw in on the third pairing against his former team. Gudbranson's next chance to play is Tuesday versus the Hurricanes.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 14
Gudbranson (upper body) will be a game-time decision Saturday in Philadelphia, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.
Gudbranson, who participated in Saturday's morning skate, has missed the last two games. He is without a point in his last 11 games and has one goal and two assists in 21 games this season. If he is unable to play, look for Jake Christiansen to remain in the lineup.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 14
Gudbranson (upper body) is expected to join the Blue Jackets in Philadelphia ahead of Saturday's game against the Flyers, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.
Contrary to initial reports, Gudbranson has a strong chance to join Columbus on their road trip after head coach Rick Bowness stated he hopes to have him join the team for Saturday's game. If Gudbranson is to make the trip, it would indicate that he feels good enough to play. The 34-year-old blueliner has three points, 19 shots on net, 27 hits and 29 blocked shots across 21 games this season and would likely reclaim a role on the Blue Jackets' second or third pairing.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 12