COLUMBUS
BLUE JACKETSCBJ
11-9-5 | Road
5
NEW JERSEY
DEVILSNJ
16-8-1 | Home
3
Goaltending
GOALTENDER
Elvis Merzlikins
#90 | G@
GOALTENDER
Jake Allen
#34 | Goaltender| Player | W-L-OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins | None-None | 3.00 | 0.909 | -- |
| Jake Allen | None-None | 5.51 | 0.800 | -- |
None-None
W-L-OTL
None-None
3.00 Ldr
GAA
5.51
0.909 Ldr
Save %
0.800
--
SO
--
AI Model Win Probability
BLUE JACKETS
100%
DEVILS
0%
BLUE JACKETS
--
DEVILS
--
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
5.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0
100%
Under 0
0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-1.0
NEW JERSEY
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (New Jersey)
Spread Distribution
AI Model
+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around NJ -1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (NJ)
CBJ By 1 goal
12.1%
CBJ By 2-3 goals
9.3%
NJ By 1 goal
19.7%
NJ By 2-3 goals
29.6%
AI Model Projected Score
Columbus
2
COLUMBUS
New Jersey
3
NEW JERSEY
Simulated Score
Columbus
3
COLUMBUS
New Jersey
2
NEW JERSEY
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI
Devils
Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim
Blue Jackets
Win
50% Win Prob
B
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI
Devils (+1.5)
Loss
Proj Goals: -1.0
D
Sim
Blue Jackets (-0)
Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI
u6.0
Loss
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim
u6.0
Win
Proj Total: 5.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date
Game
Score
Feb 3, 2026
CBJ @ NJ
3 - 0
Dec 31, 2025
NJ @ CBJ
3 - 2
Dec 1, 2025
CBJ @ NJ
5 - 3
Oct 13, 2025
NJ @ CBJ
3 - 2
Mar 17, 2025
NJ @ CBJ
2 - 1
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5)
+23.9% more
New Jersey: 21.7
vs
Columbus: 17.6
Takeaways (L5)
+17.1% more
New Jersey: 4.5
vs
Columbus: 3.9
Power Play % (L5)
+14.0%
New Jersey: 20.0%
vs
Columbus: 6.1%
Faceoff % (L5)
+5.4%
New Jersey: 53.6%
vs
Columbus: 48.2%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric
Projected
Actual
Score Game
CBJ Score
2.0
5
NJ Score
3.0
3
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots
13.4 / 13.8
11.0 / 11.0
Faceoff %
53.6 / 48.2
35.8 / 64.2
Hits
21.7 / 17.6
23.0 / 21.0
Power Play %
20.0 / 6.1
40.0 / 33.3
Shots on Goal
28.6 / 29.8
33.0 / 25.0
Takeaways
4.5 / 3.9
5.0 / 7.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: --
→
--
Spread (ATS)
Open: --
→
--
Total (O/U)
Open: --
→
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Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
NJ
CBJ
NJ
CBJ
ML
33%
1-2
50%
1-1
67%
2-1
100%
2-0
ATS
0%
0-3
50%
1-1
33%
1-2
50%
1-1
TTL
0%
0-2-1
50%
1-1
50%
1-1-1
0%
0-2
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