NEW YORK
RANGERSNYR
32-28-6 | Road
4
COLUMBUS
BLUE JACKETSCBJ
31-26-8 | Home
0
Goaltending
GOALTENDER
Igor Shesterkin
#31 | Goaltender@
GOALTENDER
Zach Werenski
#8 | Defense| Player | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shesterkin | None-None | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 |
| Zach Werenski | None-None | -- | -- | -- |
None-None
W-L-OTL
None-None
0.00
GAA
--
1.000
Save %
--
1
SO
--
AI Model Win Probability
RANGERS
49%
BLUE JACKETS
51%
RANGERS
--
BLUE JACKETS
--
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.9
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0
56%
Under 0
44%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.4
COLUMBUS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.4 points (Columbus)
Spread Distribution
AI Model
+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around CBJ -0.4 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CBJ)
NYR By 1 goal
15.6%
NYR By 2-3 goals
14.7%
CBJ By 1 goal
18.8%
CBJ By 2-3 goals
22.8%
AI Model Projected Score
New York
3.28
NEW YORK
Columbus
3.66
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
New York
4
NEW YORK
Columbus
2
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI
Blue Jackets
Loss
51% Win Prob
D
Sim
Rangers
Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI
Blue Jackets (+0)
Loss
Proj Goals: -0.4
C
Sim
Rangers (-0)
Win
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI
o0
Win
Proj Total: 6.9
D
Sim
u0.0
Win
Proj Total: 6.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date
Game
Score
Mar 19, 2026
NYR @ CBJ
3 - 6
Mar 2, 2026
CBJ @ NYR
5 - 4
Nov 15, 2025
NYR @ CBJ
2 - 1
Mar 15, 2025
NYR @ CBJ
4 - 0
Mar 9, 2025
CBJ @ NYR
7 - 3
Key Model Drivers
Takeaways (L5)
+24.9% more
New York: 3.3
vs
Columbus: 2.5
Hits (L5)
+17.1% more
New York: 29.0
vs
Columbus: 24.0
Shots on Goal (L5)
+10.6% more
New York: 27.6
vs
Columbus: 24.6
Power Play % (L5)
+3.5%
New York: 9.2%
vs
Columbus: 5.7%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric
Projected
Actual
Score Game
NYR Score
3.3
4
CBJ Score
3.7
0
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots
13.1 / 13.1
13.0 / 17.0
Faceoff %
52.3 / 55.6
41.5 / 58.5
Hits
24.0 / 29.0
24.0 / 21.0
Power Play %
570.0 / 916.0
0.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal
24.6 / 27.6
21.0 / 21.0
Takeaways
2.5 / 3.3
3.0 / 2.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: --
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Public splits unavailable
Spread (ATS)
Open: --
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--
Public splits unavailable
Total (O/U)
Open: --
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--
Public splits unavailable
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
CBJ
NYR
CBJ
NYR
ML
50%
1-1
80%
4-1
100%
2-0
40%
2-3
ATS
50%
1-1
80%
4-1
50%
1-1
60%
3-2
TTL
50%
1-1
60%
3-2
0%
0-2
60%
3-2
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