BOSTON
BRUINSBOS
19-13-4 | Road
2
COLUMBUS
BLUE JACKETSCBJ
14-15-6 | Home
6
Goaltending
GOALTENDER
James van Riemsdyk
#21 | LW@
GOALTENDER
Elvis Merzlikins
#90 | G| Player | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James van Riemsdyk | None-None | -- | -- | -- |
| Elvis Merzlikins | None-None | 2.00 | 0.923 | -- |
None-None
W-L-OTL
None-None
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GAA
2.00
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Save %
0.923
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SO
--
AI Model Win Probability
BRUINS
61%
BLUE JACKETS
39%
BRUINS
--
BLUE JACKETS
--
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.1
Projected
Book Total
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Over / Under Line
Over 0
55%
Under 0
45%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.3
COLUMBUS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.3 points (Columbus)
Spread Distribution
AI Model
+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around CBJ -0.3 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CBJ)
BOS By 1 goal
16.0%
BOS By 2-3 goals
15.4%
CBJ By 1 goal
18.6%
CBJ By 2-3 goals
22.1%
AI Model Projected Score
Boston
2.89
BOSTON
Columbus
3.2
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
Boston
4
BOSTON
Columbus
2
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI
Blue Jackets
Win
39% Win Prob
D
Sim
Bruins
Loss
50% Win Prob
B
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI
Blue Jackets (+0)
Win
Proj Goals: -0.3
C
Sim
Bruins (-0)
Loss
Proj Goals: -2.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI
o0
Win
Proj Total: 6.1
D
Sim
u0.0
Win
Proj Total: 6.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date
Game
Score
Apr 12, 2026
BOS @ CBJ
3 - 2
Mar 29, 2026
BOS @ CBJ
4 - 3
Feb 26, 2026
CBJ @ BOS
2 - 4
Dec 28, 2024
CBJ @ BOS
0 - 4
Dec 27, 2024
BOS @ CBJ
2 - 6
Key Model Drivers
Shots on Goal (L5)
+15.3% more
Columbus: 28.4
vs
Boston: 24.7
Blocked Shots (L5)
+13.8% more
Columbus: 17.6
vs
Boston: 15.5
Power Play % (L5)
+5.6%
Columbus: 25.1%
vs
Boston: 19.5%
Takeaways (L5)
+40.9% more
Boston: 5.1
vs
Columbus: 3.0
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric
Projected
Actual
Score Game
BOS Score
2.9
2
CBJ Score
3.2
6
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots
17.6 / 15.5
17.0 / 17.0
Faceoff %
48.0 / 60.3
44.4 / 55.6
Hits
19.3 / 24.3
15.0 / 18.0
Power Play %
25.1 / 19.5
100.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal
28.4 / 24.7
33.0 / 26.0
Takeaways
3.0 / 5.1
9.0 / 6.0
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
BOS
CBJ
BOS
ML
50%
1-1
50%
2-2
100%
2-0
50%
2-2
ATS
50%
1-1
50%
2-2
50%
1-1
50%
2-2
TTL
50%
1-1
75%
3-1
0%
0-2
0%
0-4
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