COLUMBUS
BLUE JACKETSCBJ
10-9-0 | Road
6
CHICAGO
BLACKHAWKSCHI
8-13-0 | Home
3
Goaltending
GOALTENDER
Elvis Merzlikins
#90 | G@
GOALTENDER
Alex Vlasic
#72 | Defense| Player | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins | None-None | 3.00 | 0.903 | -- |
| Alex Vlasic | None-None | -- | -- | -- |
None-None
W-L-OTL
None-None
3.00
GAA
--
0.903
Save %
--
--
SO
--
AI Model Win Probability
BLUE JACKETS
64%
BLACKHAWKS
36%
BLUE JACKETS
--
BLACKHAWKS
--
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
5.6
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0
65%
Under 0
35%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.9
COLUMBUS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.9 points (Columbus)
Spread Distribution
AI Model
-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around CBJ -0.9 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CBJ)
CBJ By 1 goal
19.7%
CBJ By 2-3 goals
28.3%
CHI By 1 goal
12.8%
CHI By 2-3 goals
10.3%
AI Model Projected Score
Columbus
3.26
COLUMBUS
Chicago
2.38
CHICAGO
Simulated Score
Columbus
2
COLUMBUS
Chicago
3
CHICAGO
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI
Blue Jackets
Win
64% Win Prob
C
Sim
Blackhawks
Loss
50% Win Prob
B
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
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AI
Blue Jackets (-0)
Win
Proj Goals: -0.9
B
Sim
Blackhawks (+0)
Loss
Proj Goals: -1.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI
o0
Win
Proj Total: 5.6
C
Sim
u0.0
Win
Proj Total: 5.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date
Game
Score
Feb 4, 2026
CHI @ CBJ
0 - 4
Jan 30, 2026
CBJ @ CHI
4 - 2
Feb 22, 2025
CHI @ CBJ
1 - 5
Dec 1, 2024
CBJ @ CHI
6 - 3
Mar 2, 2024
CBJ @ CHI
5 - 2
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5)
+32.5% more
Columbus: 22.9
vs
Chicago: 15.4
Shots on Goal (L5)
+27.5% more
Columbus: 31.9
vs
Chicago: 23.2
Power Play % (L5)
+14.7%
Columbus: 47.9%
vs
Chicago: 33.2%
Faceoff % (L5)
+8.6%
Columbus: 47.4%
vs
Chicago: 38.8%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric
Projected
Actual
Score Game
CBJ Score
3.3
6
CHI Score
2.4
3
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots
19.6 / 18.4
8.0 / 11.0
Faceoff %
38.8 / 47.4
44.6 / 55.4
Hits
15.4 / 22.9
21.0 / 30.0
Power Play %
33.2 / 47.9
50.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal
23.2 / 31.9
31.0 / 36.0
Takeaways
7.3 / 5.6
4.0 / 3.0
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
CHI
CBJ
CHI
CBJ
ML
75%
3-1
50%
1-1
75%
3-1
100%
2-0
ATS
75%
3-1
50%
1-1
100%
4-0
50%
1-1
TTL
33%
1-2-1
50%
1-1
67%
2-1-1
0%
0-2
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