Montreal Canadiens All-Time History vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

The Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets played 41 games against each other in their history. The Candiens have a 20-18-1-2 edge over the Blue Jackets, with some of those results coming in the era with ties. Despite being Eastern Conference foes, the teams haven't played against each other in the postseason, which makes sense considering Columbus' lack of success since their inception.

Canadiens-Blue Jackets recent history

The longest winning streak in the teams' all-time series is five games, which is currently active. The Canadiens defeated the Blue Jackets 3-1 on November 23, 2022, and have won four more games since that night. This current streak also features the most lopsided win in the series' history, as the Canadiens won 8-2 at home on March 25, 2023.

The most recent victory for the Canadiens came on March 12, 2024. Montreal snagged a 3-0 home win, with Cayden Primeau recording a 41-save shutout. It was the second shutout of Primeau's career.

Brendan Gallagher, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Joshua Roy were the goalscorers, as all the goals came in the first period. Gallagher opened the scoring 21 seconds into the first period, before Slafkovsky added a powerplay goal three minutes later.

A date with the Blue Jackets may be just what the doctor ordered for a Canadiens team trying to find some wins. When looking at the overall scope of the season, this could be a battle between two teams vying for James Hagens at next year's draft.

Canadiens-Blue Jackets offseason trade

The most notable moment in the recent history of the Canadiens-Blue Jackets is the trade during the 2024 offseason. The Blue Jackets sent the Habs Patrik Laine for Jordan Harris and a draft pick.

Laine won't make his return against his old team in this game, which I circled when the team announced his injury timetable. As Laine hasn't played a game for the Canadiens in the regular season, the success of the trade for the Canadiens is hard to measure.

However, when looking at it from the Blue Jackets' point of view, Harris played in just eight games so far this season, adding zero points and a -3 rating.