An illness is circulating through the Blue Jackets dressing room, leaving the status of several players uncertain for their contest on Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers. Olivier is one of four players that will be game-time decisions on Monday night. He has five points (1G / 4A), 32 penalty minutes, and 48 hits in 14 games this season.
An illness is circulating through the Blue Jackets dressing room, leaving the status of several players uncertain for their contest on Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers. Monahan has six points (1G / 5A) in 14 games this season and will be a game-time decision on Monday night.
The Blue Jackets have lost three straight (0-3-0) and hope to return to the win column on Monday with Greaves in the crease against the Edmonton Oilers. Greaves struggled in his most recent game, allowing four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. The 24-year-old goalie has a 2.89 GAA and .907 SV% in seven games this season (3-4-0). The Blue Jackets enter Monday's contest as +146 road underdogs against an Oilers team that has lost six of its last eight games (2-3-3).
Monahan suffered an upper-body injury, exiting Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Calgary Flames after only 13:11 time-on-ice, but has already returned to practice and is nearing a return to the lineup. The 31-year-old Monahan is off to a slow start this season despite top-line and top-powerplay deployment, scoring only six points (1G / 5A) in 13 games.
Gudbranson has been plagued with injuries this season, missing two weeks in early October with a lower-body injury, returning for a game, suffering a hip injury, and has been sidelined for the last two weeks again. The 33-year-old Gudbranson is in his 15th NHL season, his fourth with the Blue Jackets, and was set to be a lineup-regular this season after being limited to only 16 games in 2024-25 because of a shoulder injury.
Belluz was drafted 44th-overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft and seems poised to make his season debut after being recalled from Cleveland (AHL) on Thursday. The 21-year-old forward was productive in a brief 15-game stint with the Blue Jackets last season, scoring eight points (2G / 6A).
Monahan suffered an upper-body injury, exiting Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Calgary Flames after only 13:11 time-on-ice, but is not be out long-term. The 31-year-old Monahan is off to a slow start this season despite top-line and top-powerplay deployment, scoring only six points (1G / 5A) in 13 games.
Mateychuk played a season-low 13:01 time-on-ice in the Blue Jackets' most recent game due to an undisclosed injury, and will not play on Wednesday, but is not expected to be out of the lineup for a prolonged period. The 21-year-old Mateychuk was fitting in nicely on the Blue Jackets' top defensive pair alongside Zach Werenski, tallying five points (3G / 2A) in 12 games before his injury. Dysin Mayo will draw into the lineup as Mateychuk's replacement.
Denton Mateychuk suffered an injury in the Blue Jackets' most recent game, and will not play on Wednesday, allowing Mayo to suit up against the Calgary Flames. The 29-year-old Mayo has four points (0G / 4A) in five games with Cleveland this season.
The Blues Jackets have received serviceable goaltending from both of their netminders this season, and will continue their rotation on Wednesday against the Calgary Flames, turning to Greaves for his seventh start of the season. The 24-year-old Greaves has played well in his first season as a full-time NHLer, posting a 2.67 GAA and .916 SV% in six games (3-3-0). The Blue Jackets are 7-5-0 through 12 games this season and enter Wednesday's contest as slight +101 road underdogs against a Flames team that has scored the fewest goals in the league (2.21 GF / GP).
Mateychuk played a season-low 13:01 time-on-ice in the Blue Jackets' most recent game due to an undisclosed injury, and will likely be sidelined for at least the next four games on team's upcoming road trip. The 21-year-old Mateychuk was fitting in nicely on the Blue Jackets' top defensive pair alongside Zach Werenski, tallying five points (3G / 2A) in 12 games before his injury.
Mayo has earned himself several call-ups from the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) this season but has yet to draw into the Blue Jackets lineup. The 29-year-old defenseman has four points (0G / 4A) in five games with Cleveland this season.
The Blue Jackets are on the second half of a back-to-back after beating Buffalo 4-3 on Tuesday and will continue their goal rotation as they turn back to Elvis Merlikins vs. Toronto on Wednesday. Despite splitting starts, Merzlikins has been sensational in 2025-26, with his 3-1-0 record, .915 SV% and 2.96 GAA. He will host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, who will be looking for a third straight win after their 4-3 victory over Calgary the night before.
