Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2022-01-06 • Prudential Center

New Jersey Devils 3 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets

Win Probability

NJD: 58.8%

CBJ: 41.2%

Expected Goals

NJD: 3.04

CBJ: 3.04

Total Goals

Median: 6.6

Over 5.5: 70%

Over 6.5: 54%

NJD

M. Blackwood

CBJ

J. Korpisalo

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
NJD	M. Blackwood	32	31	1	96.9%	2.94	1	1.94
CBJ	J. Korpisalo	28	25	3	89.3%	3.65	3	0.65

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Model accuracy in this matchup: 56% • NJD at home vs CBJ: 5-4

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-02-03	NJD 0 - 3 CBJ	CBJ	NJD
2025-12-31	CBJ 2 - 3 NJD	NJD	CBJ
2025-12-01	NJD 3 - 5 CBJ	CBJ	NJD
2025-10-13	CBJ 2 - 3 NJD	NJD	CBJ
2025-03-17	CBJ 1 - 2 NJD	NJD	NJD

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NJD	11	0	0.44
1	CBJ	27	1	1.62
2	NJD	19	0	0.71
2	CBJ	14	0	0.57
3	NJD	17	3	2.51
3	CBJ	9	0	0.75

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 58.8%

Total Goals

Actual: 4.0

Expected: 6.1

Score Breakdown

New Jersey Devils 3 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets

Expected: 3.0 - 3.0