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LOS ANGELES

KINGSLA

25-23-14  |  Road

5
FINAL
Mon, Mar 9 • 4:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena
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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

32-21-9  |  Home

4
Goaltending
Anton Forsberg
GOALTENDER

Anton Forsberg

#31 | Goaltender
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Jet Greaves
GOALTENDER

Jet Greaves

#73 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Anton Forsberg None-None 3.84 0.875 --
Jet Greaves None-None 4.79 0.839 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
3.84 Ldr GAA 4.79
0.875 Ldr Save % 0.839
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
KINGS
100%
📊
BLUE JACKETS
0%
KINGS --
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
COLUMBUS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +3.0 points (Columbus)
KingsLA (-3.5) 0 Blue JacketsCBJ (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Kings Cover

6.7%

Blue Jackets Cover

93.3%

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

LA By 1 goal

2.8%

LA By 2-3 goals

1.2%

CBJ By 1 goal

12.1%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

37.2%

AI Model Projected Score
1
LOS ANGELES
4
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
2
LOS ANGELES
4
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Blue Jackets Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Blue Jackets Loss
50% Win Prob
B
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Blue Jackets (-1.5) Loss
Proj Goals: -3.0
D
Sim Blue Jackets (+0) Loss
Proj Goals: -2.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u5.5 Loss
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim u5.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
B
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Mar 9, 2026 LA @ CBJ 5 - 4
Dec 22, 2025 CBJ @ LA 3 - 1
Jan 25, 2025 LA @ CBJ 2 - 3
Nov 9, 2024 CBJ @ LA 2 - 5
Feb 20, 2024 CBJ @ LA 1 - 5
Key Model Drivers
Faceoff % (L5) +10.1%
Columbus: 55.4% vs Los Angeles: 45.3%
Takeaways (L5) +30.3% more
Los Angeles: 6.1 vs Columbus: 4.3
Hits (L5) +28.1% more
Los Angeles: 28.0 vs Columbus: 20.1
Blocked Shots (L5) +15.8% more
Los Angeles: 14.7 vs Columbus: 12.4
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
LA Score 1.0 5
CBJ Score 4.0 4
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
24%TICKETS76%
17%MONEY83%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
52%TICKETS48%
8%MONEY92%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
70%TICKETS30%
70%MONEY30%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
CBJ
LA
CBJ
LA
ML
50% 1-1
33% 1-2
100% 2-0
33% 1-2
ATS
50% 1-1
100% 3-0
50% 1-1
67% 2-1
TTL
50% 1-1
0% 0-3
0% 0-2
0% 0-3
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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