NEW YORK
RANGERSNYR
26-24-4 | Road
4
COLUMBUS
BLUE JACKETSCBJ
26-21-8 | Home
3
Goaltending
GOALTENDER
Jonathan Quick
#32 | Goaltender@
GOALTENDER
Elvis Merzlikins
#90 | G| Player | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Quick | None-None | 3.00 | 0.880 | -- |
| Elvis Merzlikins | None-None | 4.09 | 0.900 | -- |
None-None
W-L-OTL
None-None
3.00 Ldr
GAA
4.09
0.880
Save %
Ldr 0.900
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SO
--
AI Model Win Probability
RANGERS
47%
BLUE JACKETS
53%
RANGERS
--
BLUE JACKETS
--
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
5.8
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0
67%
Under 0
33%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.5
COLUMBUS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.5 points (Columbus)
Spread Distribution
AI Model
+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around CBJ -0.5 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CBJ)
NYR By 1 goal
15.2%
NYR By 2-3 goals
13.9%
CBJ By 1 goal
19.1%
CBJ By 2-3 goals
23.8%
AI Model Projected Score
New York
2.65
NEW YORK
Columbus
3.12
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
New York
2
NEW YORK
Columbus
4
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI
Blue Jackets
Loss
53% Win Prob
D
Sim
Blue Jackets
Loss
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI
Blue Jackets (+0)
Loss
Proj Goals: -0.5
B
Sim
Blue Jackets (+0)
Loss
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI
o0
Win
Proj Total: 5.8
C
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)
+67.7% more
Columbus: 3.8
vs
New York: 2.3
Hits (L5)
+26.8% more
New York: 28.1
vs
Columbus: 20.6
Power Play % (L5)
+21.0%
New York: 21.6%
vs
Columbus: 0.7%
Faceoff % (L5)
+8.6%
New York: 54.9%
vs
Columbus: 46.4%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric
Projected
Actual
Score Game
NYR Score
2.7
4
CBJ Score
3.1
3
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots
17.6 / 16.7
16.0 / 17.0
Faceoff %
46.4 / 54.9
40.0 / 60.0
Hits
20.6 / 28.1
18.0 / 24.0
Power Play %
67.0 / 2163.0
0.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal
25.2 / 25.3
25.0 / 40.0
Takeaways
3.8 / 2.3
1.0 / 5.0
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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