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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

7-4-0  |  Road

2
FINAL
Sun, Nov 2 • 5:00 PM ET
UBS Arena
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NEW YORK

ISLANDERSNYI

5-5-1  |  Home

3
Goaltending
Elvis Merzlikins
GOALTENDER

Elvis Merzlikins

#90 | G
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Matthew Schaefer
GOALTENDER

Matthew Schaefer

#48 | Defense
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Elvis Merzlikins None-None 3.03 0.923 --
Matthew Schaefer None-None -- -- --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
3.03 GAA --
0.923 Save % --
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
BLUE JACKETS
100%
📊
ISLANDERS
0%
BLUE JACKETS --
ISLANDERS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
7.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-1.0
NEW YORK
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (New York)
Blue JacketsCBJ (-3.5) 0 IslandersNYI (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Blue Jackets Cover

30.9%

Islanders Cover

69.1%

+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around NYI -1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (NYI)

CBJ By 1 goal

12.1%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

9.3%

NYI By 1 goal

19.7%

NYI By 2-3 goals

29.6%

AI Model Projected Score
3
COLUMBUS
4
NEW YORK
Simulated Score
2
COLUMBUS
4
NEW YORK
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Islanders Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Islanders Win
50% Win Prob
B
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Islanders (+1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
D
Sim Islanders (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -2.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o6.5 Loss
Proj Total: 7.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Mar 22, 2026 CBJ @ NYI 0 - 1
Feb 28, 2026 NYI @ CBJ 4 - 3
Dec 28, 2025 NYI @ CBJ 2 - 4
Nov 2, 2025 CBJ @ NYI 2 - 3
Apr 17, 2025 NYI @ CBJ 1 - 6
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5) +10.8% more
New York: 18.7 vs Columbus: 16.9
Faceoff % (L5) +5.5%
New York: 55.8% vs Columbus: 50.3%
Power Play % (L5) +21.2%
Columbus: 30.6% vs New York: 9.5%
Shots on Goal (L5) +17.4% more
Columbus: 33.1 vs New York: 27.4
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
CBJ Score 3.0 2
NYI Score 4.0 3
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 14.8 / 14.3 10.0 / 13.0
Faceoff % 55.8 / 50.3 68.1 / 31.9
Hits 18.7 / 16.9 10.0 / 26.0
Power Play % 9.5 / 30.6 50.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal 27.4 / 33.1 39.0 / 22.0
Takeaways 3.6 / 4.4 6.0 / 4.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
45%TICKETS55%
77%MONEY23%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
77%TICKETS23%
51%MONEY49%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
56%TICKETS44%
84%MONEY16%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
NYI
CBJ
NYI
CBJ
ML
67% 2-1
50% 1-1
67% 2-1
100% 2-0
ATS
33% 1-2
50% 1-1
33% 1-2
50% 1-1
TTL
100% 2-0-1
50% 1-1
100% 2-0-1
0% 0-2
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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