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CAROLINA

HURRICANESCAR

46-21-6  |  Road

5
FINAL
Tue, Mar 31 • 7:30 PM ET
Nationwide Arena
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COLUMBUS

BLUE JACKETSCBJ

38-24-12  |  Home

2
Goaltending
Brandon Bussi
GOALTENDER

Brandon Bussi

#32 | Goaltender
@
Jet Greaves
GOALTENDER

Jet Greaves

#73 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Brandon Bussi None-None 2.01 0.920 --
Jet Greaves None-None 4.07 0.875 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
2.01 Ldr GAA 4.07
0.920 Ldr Save % 0.875
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
HURRICANES
0%
📊
BLUE JACKETS
100%
HURRICANES --
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
CAROLINA
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +3.0 points (Carolina)
HurricanesCAR (-3.5) 0 Blue JacketsCBJ (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Hurricanes Cover

93.3%

Blue Jackets Cover

6.7%

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

CAR By 1 goal

12.1%

CAR By 2-3 goals

37.2%

CBJ By 1 goal

2.8%

CBJ By 2-3 goals

1.2%

AI Model Projected Score
4
CAROLINA
1
COLUMBUS
Simulated Score
2
CAROLINA
4
COLUMBUS
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Hurricanes Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Blue Jackets Loss
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Hurricanes (+1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -3.0
D
Sim Blue Jackets (+0) Loss
Proj Goals: -2.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.5 Loss
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 6.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Apr 2, 2026 CBJ @ CAR 1 - 5
Mar 31, 2026 CAR @ CBJ 5 - 2
Mar 17, 2026 CAR @ CBJ 1 - 5
Dec 9, 2025 CBJ @ CAR 1 - 4
Jan 23, 2025 CBJ @ CAR 4 - 7
Key Model Drivers
Shots on Goal (L5) +23.7% more
Carolina: 31.3 vs Columbus: 23.9
Power Play % (L5) +6.3%
Carolina: 20.5% vs Columbus: 14.2%
Blocked Shots (L5) +13.2% more
Columbus: 12.4 vs Carolina: 10.9
Faceoff % (L5) +2.2%
Columbus: 55.4% vs Carolina: 53.1%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
CAR Score 4.0 5
CBJ Score 1.0 2
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
70%TICKETS30%
63%MONEY37%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
35%TICKETS65%
54%MONEY46%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
46%TICKETS54%
47%MONEY53%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
CBJ
CAR
CBJ
CAR
ML
50% 1-1
75% 3-1
100% 2-0
25% 1-3
ATS
50% 1-1
50% 2-2
50% 1-1
100% 4-0
TTL
50% 1-1
0% 0-4
0% 0-2
25% 1-3
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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