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NEW JERSEY

DEVILSNJ

20-17-2  |  Road

3
FINAL
Wed, Dec 31 • 7:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena
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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

17-15-6  |  Home

2
Goaltending
Jake Allen
GOALTENDER

Jake Allen

#34 | Goaltender
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Jet Greaves
GOALTENDER

Jet Greaves

#73 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Jake Allen None-None 2.01 0.943 --
Jet Greaves None-None 3.09 0.909 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
2.01 Ldr GAA 3.09
0.943 Ldr Save % 0.909
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
DEVILS
0%
📊
BLUE JACKETS
100%
DEVILS --
BLUE JACKETS --
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
COLUMBUS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
DevilsNJ (-3.5) 0 Blue JacketsCBJ (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Devils Cover

30.9%

Blue Jackets Cover

69.1%

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

NJ By 1 goal

19.7%

NJ By 2-3 goals

29.6%

CBJ By 1 goal

12.1%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

9.3%

AI Model Projected Score
3
NEW JERSEY
2
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
2
NEW JERSEY
4
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Devils Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Blue Jackets Loss
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Blue Jackets (+1.5) Win
Proj Goals: +1.0
D
Sim Blue Jackets (+0) Loss
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.0 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim u6.0 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
C
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
Shots on Goal (L5) +13.6% more
New Jersey: 32.6 vs Columbus: 28.2
Blocked Shots (L5) +22.2% more
Columbus: 15.2 vs New Jersey: 12.5
Hits (L5) +21.8% more
Columbus: 20.7 vs New Jersey: 17.0
Faceoff % (L5) +4.5%
Columbus: 51.7% vs New Jersey: 47.2%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
NJ Score 3.0 3
CBJ Score 2.0 2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 15.2 / 12.5 11.0 / 10.0
Faceoff % 51.7 / 47.2 50.0 / 50.0
Hits 20.7 / 17.0 26.0 / 17.0
Power Play % 11.9 / 11.8 0.0 / 100.0
Shots on Goal 28.2 / 32.6 35.0 / 33.0
Takeaways 5.0 / 4.8 8.0 / 5.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
46%TICKETS54%
45%MONEY55%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
75%TICKETS25%
35%MONEY65%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
69%TICKETS31%
85%MONEY15%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
CBJ
NJ
CBJ
NJ
ML
50% 1-1
33% 1-2
100% 2-0
67% 2-1
ATS
50% 1-1
0% 0-3
50% 1-1
33% 1-2
TTL
50% 1-1
0% 0-2-1
0% 0-2
50% 1-1-1
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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