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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

33-21-10  |  Road

1
FINAL
Thu, Mar 12 • 7:00 PM ET
Amerant Bank Arena
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FLORIDA

PANTHERSFLA

32-29-3  |  Home

2
Goaltending
Elvis Merzlikins
GOALTENDER

Elvis Merzlikins

#90 | G
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Niko Mikkola
GOALTENDER

Niko Mikkola

#77 | Defense
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Elvis Merzlikins None-None 1.93 0.905 --
Niko Mikkola None-None -- -- --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
1.93 GAA --
0.905 Save % --
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
BLUE JACKETS
100%
📊
PANTHERS
0%
BLUE JACKETS --
PANTHERS --
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)
Blue JacketsCBJ (-3.5) 0 PanthersFLA (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Blue Jackets Cover

15.9%

Panthers Cover

84.1%

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

CBJ By 1 goal

6.6%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

3.7%

FLA By 1 goal

17.5%

FLA By 2-3 goals

37.2%

AI Model Projected Score
1
COLUMBUS
3
FLORIDA
Simulated Score
2
COLUMBUS
4
FLORIDA
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Panthers Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Panthers Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Panthers (+1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -2.0
D
Sim Panthers (+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) +45.5% more
Florida: 27.1 vs Columbus: 18.6
Shots on Goal (L5) +29.3% more
Florida: 30.9 vs Columbus: 23.9
Power Play % (L5) +13.1%
Florida: 27.3% vs Columbus: 14.2%
Takeaways (L5) +21.8% more
Columbus: 5.8 vs Florida: 4.5
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
CBJ Score 1.0 1
FLA Score 3.0 2
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
55%TICKETS45%
68%MONEY32%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
46%TICKETS54%
86%MONEY14%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
65%TICKETS35%
52%MONEY48%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
FLA
CBJ
FLA
CBJ
ML
0% 0-4
50% 1-1
0% 0-4
100% 2-0
ATS
25% 1-3
50% 1-1
50% 2-2
50% 1-1
TTL
25% 1-3
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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