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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

27-20-7  |  Road

3
FINAL
Tue, Feb 3 • 7:00 PM ET
Prudential Center
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NEW JERSEY

DEVILSNJ

28-25-2  |  Home

0
Goaltending
Elvis Merzlikins
GOALTENDER

Elvis Merzlikins

#90 | G
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Jonas Siegenthaler
GOALTENDER

Jonas Siegenthaler

#71 | Defense
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Elvis Merzlikins None-None 0.00 1.000 1
Jonas Siegenthaler None-None -- -- --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
0.00 GAA --
1.000 Save % --
1 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)
Blue JacketsCBJ (-3.5) 0 DevilsNJ (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Blue Jackets Cover

30.9%

Devils Cover

69.1%

+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
2
COLUMBUS
3
NEW JERSEY
Simulated Score
2
COLUMBUS
4
NEW JERSEY
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Devils Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Devils Loss
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Devils (+1.5) Loss
Proj Goals: -1.0
D
Sim Devils (+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) +9.7% more
New Jersey: 28.9 vs Columbus: 26.3
Power Play % (L5) +13.7%
Columbus: 31.9% vs New Jersey: 18.2%
Takeaways (L5) +8.5% more
Columbus: 5.2 vs New Jersey: 4.7
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
CBJ Score 2.0 3
NJ Score 3.0 0
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 13.4 / 13.0 12.0 / 13.0
Faceoff % 52.2 / 51.5 46.2 / 53.8
Hits 20.0 / 20.8 18.0 / 19.0
Power Play % 1820.0 / 3188.0 0.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal 28.9 / 26.3 24.0 / 25.0
Takeaways 4.7 / 5.2 4.0 / 7.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
64%TICKETS36%
77%MONEY23%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
82%TICKETS18%
66%MONEY34%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
73%TICKETS27%
65%MONEY35%
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
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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