Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ)
Race:
Seed
Holding Metropolitan #2 — trying to stay ahead of Pittsburgh Penguins (next in Metropolitan)
Numbers
Magic anchor: strongest 9th-place ceiling — Detroit Red Wings
Magic #
20
Tragic #
25
Quick mental model
Magic counts down to clinching.
It drops when you gain points or when teams around the bubble lose.
Tragic counts down to elimination. It drops when you lose (burning games) or when the bubble chaser gains points.
Tragic counts down to elimination. It drops when you lose (burning games) or when the bubble chaser gains points.
Tonight’s rooting guide
Live rooting guide — it updates as games go final, so items may disappear.
Showing remaining games that can still affect your numbers.
Your game
- If Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montréal Canadiens in regulation tonight, your Magic number -2.
- If Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montréal Canadiens in OT/SO tonight, your Magic number -2.
- If Columbus Blue Jackets lose to Montréal Canadiens in regulation tonight, your Tragic number -2.
- If Columbus Blue Jackets lose to Montréal Canadiens in OT/SO tonight, your Magic number -1 and your Tragic number -1.
Other games
- Root for Pittsburgh Penguins to beat Ottawa Senators in regulation tonight, your Magic number -1.