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NASHVILLE

PREDATORSNSH

27-25-8  |  Road

2
FINAL
Tue, Mar 3 • 7:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena
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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

30-21-8  |  Home

3
Goaltending
Justus Annunen
GOALTENDER

Justus Annunen

#29 | Goaltender
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Elvis Merzlikins
GOALTENDER

Elvis Merzlikins

#90 | G
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Justus Annunen None-None 3.11 0.889 --
Elvis Merzlikins None-None 0.00 1.000 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
3.11 GAA Ldr 0.00
0.889 Save % Ldr 1.000
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
PREDATORS
0%
📊
BLUE JACKETS
100%
PREDATORS --
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
-3.0
NASHVILLE
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +3.0 points (Nashville)
PredatorsNSH (-3.5) 0 Blue JacketsCBJ (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Predators Cover

93.3%

Blue Jackets Cover

6.7%

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

NSH By 1 goal

12.1%

NSH By 2-3 goals

37.2%

CBJ By 1 goal

2.8%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

1.2%

AI Model Projected Score
4
NASHVILLE
1
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
3
NASHVILLE
2
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Predators Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Predators Loss
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Predators (-1.5) Loss
Proj Goals: -3.0
D
Sim Predators (-0) Loss
Proj Goals: -1.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Mar 3, 2026 NSH @ CBJ 2 - 3
Oct 9, 2025 CBJ @ NSH 1 - 2
Apr 1, 2025 NSH @ CBJ 4 - 8
Oct 26, 2024 CBJ @ NSH 3 - 4
Apr 13, 2024 CBJ @ NSH 4 - 6
Key Model Drivers
Shots on Goal (L5) +24.1% more
Nashville: 31.5 vs Columbus: 23.9
Power Play % (L5) +16.8%
Nashville: 31.0% vs Columbus: 14.2%
Blocked Shots (L5) +12.9% more
Columbus: 12.4 vs Nashville: 10.9
Takeaways (L5) +9.2% more
Columbus: 4.5 vs Nashville: 4.1
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
NSH Score 4.0 2
CBJ Score 1.0 3
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
20%TICKETS80%
20%MONEY80%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
52%TICKETS48%
12%MONEY88%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
30%TICKETS70%
24%MONEY76%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
CBJ
NSH
CBJ
NSH
ML
50% 1-1
67% 2-1
100% 2-0
33% 1-2
ATS
50% 1-1
0% 0-3
50% 1-1
67% 2-1
TTL
50% 1-1
100% 3-0
0% 0-2
33% 1-2
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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