Blue Jackets set lineup for Monday's matchup with the Red Wings

Gameday 16x9 (0-00-03-00)
By Blue Jackets Staff
BlueJackets.com

The Blue Jackets open their 2026-27 four-game preseason slate against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, September 21 at 7pm ET at Nationwide Arena.  Please find the club's roster for the game attached.

2026-27 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS PRESEASON GAME ROSTER VS. DETROIT

NO
FORWARDS – 12
HT
WT
DOB
BIRTHPLACE
SHOOTS
’25-26 Club
LGE
GP
G
A
PTS
+/-
PIM
12
Sillinger, Owen
5'10"
183
9/23/97
Regina, SK
Left
Cleveland
AHL
69
14
20
34
-14
50
20
Keskinen, Oiva
6'1"
185
2/28/04
Ylojarvi, FIN
Left
Tappara
Liiga
49
20
17
37
25
14
24
Olivier, Mathieu
6'1"
232
2/11/97
Biloxi, MS
Right
COLUMBUS
NHL
61
15
11
26
13
101
53
Pinelli, Luca
5'9"
176
4/5/05
Stoney Creek, ON
Left
COLUMBUS
NHL
3
0
0
0
-1
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cleveland
AHL
68
14
32
46
0
66
67
Malatesta, James
5'9"
199
5/31/03
Montreal, QC
Left
Cleveland
AHL
57
10
8
18
-1
87
71
Tuch, Luke
6'2"
203
3/7/02
Syracuse, NY
Left
Laval
AHL
68
9
5
14
3
82
75
McCue, Max
6'1"
180
2/10/03
Sudbury, ON
Left
Cleveland
AHL
26
2
6
8
-9
39
76
Eernisse, Josh
6'3"
216
12/31/01
Apple Valley, MN
Right
Michigan
Big10
38
11
8
19
17
37
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cleveland
AHL
1
0
0
0
0
0
82
Pyyhtia, Mikael
6'
178
12/17/01
Turku, FIN
Left
COLUMBUS
NHL
5
1
0
1
-1
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cleveland
AHL
59
21
28
49
0
22
83
Garland, Conor
5'10"
165
3/11/96
Scituate, MA
Right
Vancouver
NHL
50
7
19
26
-15
30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COLUMBUS
NHL
21
5
2
7
-6
4
92
Williams, Jack
6'
189
3/2/02
Biddeford, ME
Right
Cleveland
AHL
72
15
23
38
0
14
96
Griffin, Owen
5'10"
161
4/8/07
Markham, ON
Right
Oshawa
OHL
66
25
42
67
-28
54
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NO
DEFENSE – 6
HT
WT
DOB
BIRTHPLACE
SHOOTS
’25-26 CLUB
LGE
GP
G
A
PTS
+/-
PIM
5
Mateychuk, Denton
5'11"
188
7/12/04
Winnipeg, MB
Left
COLUMBUS
NHL
75
13
18
31
12
8
6
White, Colton
6'1"
187
5/3/97
London, ON
Left
New Jersey
NHL
23
0
4
4
2
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utica
AHL
30
1
6
7
11
29
9
Provorov, Ivan
6'1"
224
1/13/97
Yaroslavl, RUS
Left
COLUMBUS
NHL
82
9
22
31
14
32
15
Fabbro, Dante
6'
200
6/20/98
Coquitlam, BC
Right
COLUMBUS
NHL
74
5
6
11
-16
33
56
Buckberger, Boston
5'11"
172
6/1/03
Saskatoon, SK
Left
Denver
NCHC
43
10
19
29
32
18
84
Richard, Guillaume
6'1"
193
2/10/03
Quebec, QC
Left
Cleveland
AHL
70
7
11
18
20
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NO
GOALTENDERS – 2
HT
WT
DOB
BIRTHPLACE
CATCHES
’25-26 CLUB
LGE
GP
MIN
W-L-OT
GAA
SV%
29
Copley, Pheonix
6'4"
205
1/18/92
North Pole, AK
Left
Los Angeles
NHL
1
59
0-1-0
3.07
0.893
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ontario
AHL
33
1,971
21-11-1
2.59
0.901
73
Greaves, Jet
6'
188
3/30/01
Cambridge, ON
Left
COLUMBUS
NHL
53
3,276
26-19-9
2.6
0.908

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