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SAN JOSE

SHARKSSJ

32-31-7  |  Road

3
FINAL
Sat, Mar 28 • 5:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena
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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

38-23-11  |  Home

2
Goaltending
Alex Nedeljkovic
GOALTENDER

Alex Nedeljkovic

#33 | Goaltender
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Elvis Merzlikins
GOALTENDER

Elvis Merzlikins

#90 | G
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Alex Nedeljkovic None-None 2.02 0.917 --
Elvis Merzlikins None-None 3.04 0.917 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
2.02 Ldr GAA 3.04
0.917 Save % 0.917
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
SHARKS
100%
📊
BLUE JACKETS
0%
SHARKS --
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
-1.0
COLUMBUS
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (Columbus)
SharksSJ (-3.5) 0 Blue JacketsCBJ (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Sharks Cover

30.9%

Blue Jackets Cover

69.1%

+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around CBJ -1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CBJ)

SJ By 1 goal

12.1%

SJ By 2-3 goals

9.3%

CBJ By 1 goal

19.7%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

29.6%

AI Model Projected Score
2
SAN JOSE
3
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
2
SAN JOSE
3
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Blue Jackets Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Blue Jackets Loss
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Blue Jackets (+1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
D
Sim Blue Jackets (+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 28, 2026 SJ @ CBJ 3 - 2
Jan 6, 2026 CBJ @ SJ 2 - 5
Jan 16, 2025 SJ @ CBJ 1 - 4
Nov 5, 2024 CBJ @ SJ 1 - 2
Mar 16, 2024 SJ @ CBJ 2 - 4
Key Model Drivers
Takeaways (L5) +17.9% more
Columbus: 5.5 vs San Jose: 4.6
Faceoff % (L5) +14.5%
Columbus: 55.4% vs San Jose: 40.9%
Power Play % (L5) +13.7%
Columbus: 14.2% vs San Jose: 0.4%
Blocked Shots (L5) +34.4% more
San Jose: 18.8 vs Columbus: 12.4
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
SJ Score 2.0 3
CBJ Score 3.0 2
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
13%TICKETS87%
23%MONEY77%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
40%TICKETS60%
7%MONEY93%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
46%TICKETS54%
36%MONEY64%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
CBJ
SJ
CBJ
SJ
ML
50% 1-1
33% 1-2
100% 2-0
0% 0-3
ATS
50% 1-1
33% 1-2
50% 1-1
33% 1-2
TTL
50% 1-1
33% 1-2
0% 0-2
33% 1-2
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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