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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

14-14-6  |  Road

3
FINAL
Sat, Dec 20 • 10:00 PM ET
Honda Center
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ANAHEIM

DUCKSANA

20-13-2  |  Home

4
Goaltending
Elvis Merzlikins
GOALTENDER

Elvis Merzlikins

#90 | G
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Lukas Dostal
GOALTENDER

Lukas Dostal

#1 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Elvis Merzlikins None-None 4.04 0.857 --
Lukas Dostal None-None 3.00 0.885 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
4.04 GAA Ldr 3.00
0.857 Save % Ldr 0.885
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
BLUE JACKETS
100%
📊
DUCKS
0%
BLUE JACKETS --
DUCKS --
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
ANAHEIM
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (Anaheim)
Blue JacketsCBJ (-3.5) 0 DucksANA (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Blue Jackets Cover

30.9%

Ducks Cover

69.1%

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

CBJ By 1 goal

12.1%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

9.3%

ANA By 1 goal

19.7%

ANA By 2-3 goals

29.6%

AI Model Projected Score
3
COLUMBUS
4
ANAHEIM
Simulated Score
2
COLUMBUS
4
ANAHEIM
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Ducks Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Ducks Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Ducks (+1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
D
Sim Ducks (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o6.5 Win
Proj Total: 7.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Dec 20, 2025 CBJ @ ANA 3 - 4
Dec 16, 2025 ANA @ CBJ 3 - 4
Dec 14, 2024 ANA @ CBJ 4 - 3
Nov 10, 2024 CBJ @ ANA 2 - 4
Feb 21, 2024 CBJ @ ANA 7 - 4
Key Model Drivers
Blocked Shots (L5) +16.2% more
Anaheim: 17.5 vs Columbus: 15.0
Takeaways (L5) +27.6% more
Columbus: 5.6 vs Anaheim: 4.1
Faceoff % (L5) +16.3%
Columbus: 56.1% vs Anaheim: 39.8%
Power Play % (L5) +5.1%
Columbus: 14.7% vs Anaheim: 9.6%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
CBJ Score 3.0 3
ANA Score 4.0 4
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
24%TICKETS76%
27%MONEY73%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
70%TICKETS30%
35%MONEY65%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
73%TICKETS27%
86%MONEY14%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
ANA
CBJ
ANA
CBJ
ML
33% 1-2
50% 1-1
67% 2-1
100% 2-0
ATS
33% 1-2
50% 1-1
33% 1-2
50% 1-1
TTL
33% 1-2
50% 1-1
0% 0-3
0% 0-2
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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