COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

18-17-7  |  Road

3
FINAL
Thu, Jan 8 • 10:00 PM ET
T-Mobile Arena
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VEGAS

GOLDEN KNIGHTSVGK

18-11-12  |  Home

5
Goaltending
Jet Greaves
GOALTENDER

Jet Greaves

#73 | Goaltender
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Carter Hart
GOALTENDER

Carter Hart

#79 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Jet Greaves None-None 5.28 0.808 --
Carter Hart None-None 7.14 0.000 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
5.28 Ldr GAA 7.14
0.808 Ldr Save % 0.000
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
BLUE JACKETS
0%
📊
GOLDEN KNIGHTS
100%
BLUE JACKETS --
GOLDEN KNIGHTS --
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
-3.0
COLUMBUS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +3.0 points (Columbus)
Blue JacketsCBJ (-3.5) 0 Golden KnightsVGK (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Blue Jackets Cover

93.3%

Golden Knights Cover

6.7%

-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around CBJ -3.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CBJ)

CBJ By 1 goal

12.1%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

37.2%

VGK By 1 goal

2.8%

VGK By 2-3 goals

1.2%

AI Model Projected Score
4
COLUMBUS
1
VEGAS
Simulated Score
2
COLUMBUS
4
VEGAS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Blue Jackets Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Golden Knights Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Blue Jackets (-1.5) Loss
Proj Goals: -3.0
D
Sim Golden Knights (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.5 Loss
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Jan 8, 2026 CBJ @ VGK 3 - 5
Dec 13, 2025 VGK @ CBJ 3 - 2
Mar 13, 2025 VGK @ CBJ 4 - 0
Jan 30, 2025 CBJ @ VGK 2 - 1
Mar 23, 2024 CBJ @ VGK 2 - 4
Key Model Drivers
Shots on Goal (L5) +21.7% more
Columbus: 31.8 vs Vegas: 24.9
Takeaways (L5) +14.6% more
Columbus: 5.1 vs Vegas: 4.3
Blocked Shots (L5) +14.5% more
Columbus: 15.6 vs Vegas: 13.3
Faceoff % (L5) +4.7%
Columbus: 51.9% vs Vegas: 47.2%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
CBJ Score 4.0 3
VGK Score 1.0 5
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 13.3 / 15.6 20.0 / 12.0
Faceoff % 47.2 / 51.9 36.8 / 63.2
Hits 27.0 / 19.0 19.0 / 28.0
Power Play % 23.4 / 2.4 50.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal 24.9 / 31.8 26.0 / 25.0
Takeaways 4.3 / 5.1 8.0 / 4.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
24%TICKETS76%
42%MONEY58%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
62%TICKETS38%
15%MONEY85%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
46%TICKETS54%
95%MONEY5%