MINNESOTA

WILDMIN

20-9-5  |  Road

5
FINAL
Thu, Dec 18 • 7:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena
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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

14-13-6  |  Home

2
Goaltending
Jesper Wallstedt
GOALTENDER

Jesper Wallstedt

#30 | Goaltender
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Jet Greaves
GOALTENDER

Jet Greaves

#73 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Jesper Wallstedt None-None 2.00 0.931 --
Jet Greaves None-None 3.03 0.885 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
2.00 Ldr GAA 3.03
0.931 Ldr Save % 0.885
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
WILD
100%
📊
BLUE JACKETS
0%
WILD --
BLUE JACKETS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-4.0
COLUMBUS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +4.0 points (Columbus)
WildMIN (-3.5) 0 Blue JacketsCBJ (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Wild Cover

2.3%

Blue Jackets Cover

97.7%

+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around CBJ -4.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CBJ)

MIN By 1 goal

0.9%

MIN By 2-3 goals

0.3%

CBJ By 1 goal

6.6%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

29.6%

AI Model Projected Score
1
MINNESOTA
5
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
2
MINNESOTA
4
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Blue Jackets Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Blue Jackets Loss
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Blue Jackets (+1.5) Loss
Proj Goals: -4.0
D
Sim Blue Jackets (+0) Loss
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.5 Loss
Proj Total: 6.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Dec 18, 2025 MIN @ CBJ 5 - 2
Oct 11, 2025 CBJ @ MIN 7 - 4
Oct 19, 2024 MIN @ CBJ 3 - 1
Oct 10, 2024 CBJ @ MIN 2 - 3
Jan 6, 2024 MIN @ CBJ 4 - 3
Key Model Drivers
Takeaways (L5) +22.3% more
Columbus: 5.4 vs Minnesota: 4.4
Faceoff % (L5) +4.0%
Columbus: 52.0% vs Minnesota: 48.0%
Hits (L5) +13.0% more
Minnesota: 20.7 vs Columbus: 18.0
Blocked Shots (L5) +8.3% more
Minnesota: 18.0 vs Columbus: 16.5
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
MIN Score 1.0 5
CBJ Score 5.0 2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 16.5 / 18.0 12.0 / 18.0
Faceoff % 52.0 / 48.0 64.2 / 35.8
Hits 18.0 / 20.7 26.0 / 15.0
Power Play % 22.0 / 29.8 0.0 / 100.0
Shots on Goal 28.9 / 30.0 29.0 / 28.0
Takeaways 5.4 / 4.4 6.0 / 6.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
75%TICKETS25%
47%MONEY53%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
56%TICKETS44%
64%MONEY36%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
30%TICKETS70%
24%MONEY76%