Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2022-01-31 • Nationwide Arena

Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 8 Florida Panthers

Win Probability

CBJ: 25.9%

FLA: 74.1%

Expected Goals

CBJ: 1.52

FLA: 3.70

Total Goals

Median: 6.7

Over 5.5: 72%

Over 6.5: 58%

CBJ

Elvis Merzlikins - 6-6-1 | 0.877 SV% | 4.04 GAA

FLA

Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA

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
CBJ	Elvis Merzlikins	40	32	8	80.0%	3.90	3	-4.10
FLA	Sergei Bobrovsky	36	32	4	88.9%	2.53	0	-1.47

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: 73% • CBJ at home vs FLA: 2-5

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-03-12	FLA 2 - 1 CBJ	FLA	FLA
2026-03-05	CBJ 4 - 2 FLA	CBJ	FLA
2025-12-06	FLA 7 - 6 CBJ	FLA	FLA
2025-03-20	CBJ 0 - 1 FLA	FLA	FLA
2025-03-06	FLA 3 - 0 CBJ	FLA	FLA

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	CBJ	13	0	0.89
1	FLA	15	0	1.03
2	CBJ	11	0	0.82
2	FLA	17	2	1.41
3	CBJ	19	0	0.81
3	FLA	19	1	1.46

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: 74.1%

Total Goals

Actual: 12.0

Expected: 5.2

Score Breakdown

Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 8 Florida Panthers

Expected: 1.5 - 3.7