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FLORIDA

PANTHERSFLA

30-28-3  |  Road

2
FINAL
Thu, Mar 5 • 7:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena
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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

31-21-8  |  Home

4
Goaltending
Niko Mikkola
GOALTENDER

Niko Mikkola

#77 | Defense
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Jet Greaves
GOALTENDER

Jet Greaves

#73 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Niko Mikkola None-None -- -- --
Jet Greaves None-None 2.00 0.929 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
-- GAA 2.00
-- Save % 0.929
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
PANTHERS
0%
📊
BLUE JACKETS
100%
PANTHERS --
BLUE JACKETS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
4.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-2.0
FLORIDA
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +2.0 points (Florida)
PanthersFLA (-3.5) 0 Blue JacketsCBJ (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Panthers Cover

84.1%

Blue Jackets Cover

15.9%

-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around FLA -2.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (FLA)

FLA By 1 goal

17.5%

FLA By 2-3 goals

37.2%

CBJ By 1 goal

6.6%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

3.7%

AI Model Projected Score
3
FLORIDA
1
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
2
FLORIDA
4
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Panthers Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Blue Jackets Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Panthers (-1.5) Loss
Proj Goals: -2.0
D
Sim Blue Jackets (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 4.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Mar 12, 2026 CBJ @ FLA 1 - 2
Mar 5, 2026 FLA @ CBJ 2 - 4
Dec 6, 2025 CBJ @ FLA 6 - 7
Mar 20, 2025 FLA @ CBJ 1 - 0
Mar 6, 2025 CBJ @ FLA 0 - 3
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5) +26.7% more
Florida: 25.3 vs Columbus: 18.6
Shots on Goal (L5) +22.6% more
Florida: 30.9 vs Columbus: 23.9
Power Play % (L5) +13.1%
Florida: 27.3% vs Columbus: 14.2%
Blocked Shots (L5) +18.0% more
Columbus: 12.4 vs Florida: 10.5
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
FLA Score 3.0 2
CBJ Score 1.0 4
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
35%TICKETS65%
21%MONEY79%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
74%TICKETS26%
34%MONEY66%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
43%TICKETS57%
63%MONEY37%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
CBJ
FLA
CBJ
FLA
ML
50% 1-1
0% 0-4
100% 2-0
0% 0-4
ATS
50% 1-1
25% 1-3
50% 1-1
50% 2-2
TTL
50% 1-1
25% 1-3
0% 0-2
0% 0-4
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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