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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

29-20-7  |  Road

2
FINAL
Thu, Feb 26 • 7:00 PM ET
TD Garden
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BOSTON

BRUINSBOS

32-20-5  |  Home

4
Goaltending
Elvis Merzlikins
GOALTENDER

Elvis Merzlikins

#90 | G
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Michael DiPietro
GOALTENDER

Michael DiPietro

#30 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Elvis Merzlikins None-None 3.08 0.864 --
Michael DiPietro None-None 0.00 1.000 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
3.08 GAA Ldr 0.00
0.864 Save % Ldr 1.000
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
BLUE JACKETS
100%
📊
BRUINS
0%
BLUE JACKETS --
BRUINS --
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
BOSTON
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +3.0 points (Boston)
Blue JacketsCBJ (-3.5) 0 BruinsBOS (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Blue Jackets Cover

6.7%

Bruins Cover

93.3%

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

CBJ By 1 goal

2.8%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

1.2%

BOS By 1 goal

12.1%

BOS By 2-3 goals

37.2%

AI Model Projected Score
1
COLUMBUS
4
BOSTON
Simulated Score
2
COLUMBUS
4
BOSTON
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Bruins Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Bruins Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Bruins (-1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -3.0
D
Sim Bruins (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Apr 12, 2026 BOS @ CBJ 3 - 2
Mar 29, 2026 BOS @ CBJ 4 - 3
Feb 26, 2026 CBJ @ BOS 2 - 4
Dec 28, 2024 CBJ @ BOS 0 - 4
Dec 27, 2024 BOS @ CBJ 2 - 6
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5) +21.5% more
Boston: 21.2 vs Columbus: 17.5
Shots on Goal (L5) +20.0% more
Boston: 28.7 vs Columbus: 23.9
Power Play % (L5) +6.2%
Boston: 20.3% vs Columbus: 14.2%
Takeaways (L5) +33.0% more
Columbus: 5.9 vs Boston: 3.9
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
CBJ Score 1.0 2
BOS Score 4.0 4
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
22%TICKETS78%
22%MONEY78%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
57%TICKETS43%
9%MONEY91%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
40%TICKETS60%
77%MONEY23%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
BOS
CBJ
BOS
CBJ
ML
50% 2-2
50% 1-1
50% 2-2
100% 2-0
ATS
50% 2-2
50% 1-1
50% 2-2
50% 1-1
TTL
75% 3-1
50% 1-1
0% 0-4
0% 0-2
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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